The efficacy and function of flower fish

Do you know what flower fish is? It is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. There are many records about it in ancient medical books. Flower fish has many medicinal values ​​and can be used to treat some discomfort symptoms in our body. Let us learn about the effects and functions of flower fish in detail.

[Alias] Qingbo (Chinese Economic Animals).

[Source] It is the meat of the Cyprinidae animal , Bing's carp .

【Original morphology】 The body is long and laterally flattened. About 20 cm long. The back of the head is flat and broad, the front end of the head is pointed, and the lower jaw protrudes forward. Mouth subsuperior, obliquely fissured. There are two pairs of whiskers, the front pair is slightly shorter than the back pair, and the back pair is about the same length as the snout. It is located above the eyes and close to the snout. Pharyngeal teeth in 3 rows, tips slightly curved. The gill openings are large, and the gill membranes on both sides are very close to each other at the gill isthmus. The scales are medium in size, while the scales on the chest and abdomen are smaller and hidden under the epidermis. There are 51 to 54 lateral line scales, the lateral line is relatively straight, extending backward to the mid-axis of the caudal fin base. Dorsal fin III8-9, starting point slightly behind pelvic fin, third unbranched fin ray ossified, posterior margin of base with fine teeth. Anal fin III5, tip not reaching base of caudal fin. The back is bluish-black, the sides and abdomen are white, and most of the scales on the sides of the body have a black edge, forming neat straight stripes on the sides of the body; there are scattered small black spots on the head and back, and the dorsal fin, pectoral fin and caudal fin are slightly black. Juvenile fish mostly live along the banks of tributaries or main streams, while adult fish mostly swim in large waters. They are ferocious and often prey on other fish.

[Habitat distribution] Distributed in the main stream and tributaries of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, such as the Minjiang River, Jialing River, Yahe River, etc.

[Nature and flavor] "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": "sweet, neutral."

【Functions and indications】 "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": "Eating it can cure various sores; burning it into ashes and taking it can cure malaria and cold symptoms."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica".

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