The efficacy and function of puffer fish

Puffer fish is a common type of traditional Chinese medicine. It has many different functions and can treat some diseases of the human body. Let us now learn about its specific functions.

[Other names] Pufferfish, bubble fish, spotted pufferfish, eye-spotted pufferfish, pufferfish, pufferfish, worm-patterned pufferfish, Timba fish, bubble fish, redfin pufferfish

[Source] Spheroides ocellatus (Osbeck), Pufferfish of the family Tetrapoda, order Tetrapodiformes; Fugu vermicularis (Temm. et Schl.), the tetrodotoxin contained in their meat and liver is used as medicine.

[Habitat distribution] The coast of the East China Sea and the lower reaches of rivers leading to the sea; the South China Sea, the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea, and the Bohai Sea.

[Chemical composition] The internal organs contain tetrodonine, tetrodonic acid, tetrodotoxin, hepatoxin, etc.

[Pharmacological action] Ecmolinum can be extracted from the testis of puffer fish. It has an inhibitory effect on Shigella dysenteriae, Salmonella typhi, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Vibrio cholerae. It can prolong the efficacy of penicillin in the body, and it has low toxicity, is non-hemolytic, and can prevent the formation of bacterial resistance. Fish protein is composed of three amino acids: arginine, histidine and shellacine.

【Functions and indications】 Meat: nourishing and strengthening. It is mainly used to treat soreness of waist and legs, and can be eaten in unlimited amounts.

[Remarks] (1) There are many species of pufferfish. Their liver, ovaries, intestines, stomach, skin and blood are all highly toxic and can be fatal if eaten by mistake. Special care should be taken when taking the meat. The internal organs, blood, skin and head must be removed and must not be mixed.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

Through the above introduction, we can understand the relevant knowledge about puffer fish. If we can give full play to the efficacy of puffer fish, it can help us solve some physical diseases. Therefore, many people regard it as a choice for their own health care.