The efficacy and function of sea harrier liver

Sea harrier liver is something that many people are very familiar with. The benefits that sea harrier liver brings to us are not available in other foods. So what are the effects of sea bream liver? Let’s find out together.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The liver of red stingray, spotted stingray and their closely related species of the family Stingray.

[Original morphology] 1. Red stingray, body disc is subcircular, flat, front edge is oblique and straight, about 60 degrees with the tip of the snout. It generally weighs 1-2kg, and the larger ones can reach 10-20kg. The body disc is up to 1m long, and the disc width is about 1.2 times larger than the disc length. The snout is short and slightly protruding. The eyes are small, with red eyeballs and the same size as the blowhole. The mouth is small and wavy, with 5 papillae on the bottom of the mouth, the middle 3 being larger. The lateral mastoids are small. The teeth are small and flat, arranged like pavement. The juvenile body is relatively smooth, with a flat thorn in the middle of the back of the head. In adults, there is a longitudinal row of spines from the back of the head to the front of the tail spine, with about 20 spines, and a short row of spines outside the shoulder area, one of which is red. There is a small group of thorns behind the eye, and a few larger and sharper thorns at the tail. The rear edge of the pelvic fin is straight, and the front and rear angles are blunt. The tail is slender, 2-2.7 times the length of the body disc. There are membranes above and below, the upper membrane is short and low, and the lower membrane is obviously extended. The body is reddish brown or greenish brown, with the larger ones being darker in color. It is reddish yellow in front of the eyes, under the eyes, above and behind the blowhole, and on both sides of the tail; the belly is white, and the outside near the edge is orange-yellow.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: 1. Warm-water bottom stingray, living on the sandy and muddy seabed near the coast, mainly feeding on shellfish and crustaceans, living in deep water in winter and migrating to shallow water areas in inner bays in summer, sometimes swimming upstream and also living in fresh water.

【Functions and indications】Nourishes the liver and improves eyesight. Primary night blindness

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: Cook and eat in appropriate amount.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

This is all we have to say about the benefits of sea bream liver. I hope it will be helpful to you. Although the value of sea bream liver is very high, we must be cautious when eating it.