The efficacy and function of pufferfish

Traditional Chinese medicine is very helpful in treating certain diseases, so you can feel free when choosing herbs. Puffer fish roe is a medicinal material that is not unfamiliar to us. Do you know its effects and functions? Let's take a look.

[Source] The eggs of the pufferfish, including the bow-spotted pufferfish , the worm-marked pufferfish and the dark pufferfish .

【Properties and flavors】 "Compendium of Materia Medica Supplement": "very poisonous."

【Functions and indications】 "Compendium of Materia Medica": "For the treatment of scabies, ringworms and insect sores, burn and grind (pufferfish) eggs and centipedes, mix with sesame oil and apply on the affected area."

【Explanations by various scholars】 "Ben Jing Feng Yuan": "Puffer fish eggs must be soaked in lime water for a long time before being cooked and eaten. ... If poisoned by it, the lips and tongue will become sesame paste, the head will spin and the eyes will be dizzy, the feet will not be able to walk, and the steps will be sideways. Urgently induce vomiting, and then find reed buds or reed roots to mash and drink the juice. Olive juice and licorice juice can also relieve it. If there is abdominal colic and the patient falls unconscious, urgently use feces to drink, otherwise it will be too late to save him."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From Compendium of Materia Medica

I believe that friends who were not very clear about puffer fish roe at the beginning should now have mastered the relevant knowledge about puffer fish roe. I hope this article can be helpful to you.