The efficacy and function of sea harrier fish

Traditional Chinese medicine requires the use of Chinese medicine when treating diseases, and sea harrier fish, as a kind of Chinese medicinal material, is also frequently used. So, let’s talk about the effects and functions of sea harrier fish.

[Other names] Fanjian fish (Wei Wu Food Control), Shaoyang fish, stone oyster (Bencao Shiyi), Shaoyang fish (Ning Yuan's Food Inspection Materia Medica), lotus fish, stingray, bream (Compendium of Materia Medica), catfish (Bencao Qiuyuan), pot cover fish (Sui Xi Ju Diet).

[Source] The meat of red stingrays and other animals of the Stingray family.

[Original form] The body is flat and about 35 cm in length. The body disc is subcircular, slightly wider in the middle towards the front and slightly narrower at the rear end. The snout is broad and short, with a blunt tip. Eyes small, close to the tip of snout. The distance between the eyes is not very wide and the middle is flat. The spray hole is large and located obliquely just behind the eye. The nostrils are large, with rectangular nasal flaps extending to the mouth. The mouth is very small, with three whisker-like protrusions at the bottom of the lower jaw. The middle protrusion is small, while the ones on both sides are larger. The upper and lower teeth are in a pavement-like pattern. The first four pairs of gill openings are equal in size, while the last pair is smaller, with smooth skin and a rough surface behind the interorbital space. There are no dorsal or anal fins; the pectoral fins are slightly broad with long posterior margins. Pelvic fin small, rear edge straight. There is one caudal spine located on the tail, which is flat and serrated and poisonous. The tail is very long, about 1.5 times the width of the body disc. It is thick at the front end and gradually becomes whip-shaped from the tail spine to the back. There are side folds on both sides in front of the tail spine, and skin folds on the upper and lower sides at the back. The middle of the tail and body disc is dark brown, and the surrounding area is lighter in color. The area around the eyes, the inside of the blowhole, and the ventral surface are all orange-yellow. It feeds on molluscs, crustaceans and other fish. Ovoviviparous.

[Habitat distribution] Lives on the seabed near the coast. Distributed in the South China Sea, East China Sea and other coastal areas of my country.

[Nature and flavor] ① Ning Yuan's "Food and Materia Medica": "sweet and salty, cold, non-toxic."

[Functions and indications] Ning Yuan's "Food and Materia Medica": "It can treat leucorrhea and stranguria in men, and pain in the penis."

[Remarks] The teeth of this animal (sea harrier teeth) are also used for medicinal purposes. Please refer to the special article for details.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Compendium of Materia Medica Supplement" 1. "Compendium of Materia Medica Supplement": The sea goose fish is similar to a gull, has fleshy wings, and teeth like stone tablets. It lives in the East China Sea. Shaoyang fish, if the tail is pierced, is very poisonous. It lives in the South China Sea, has fleshy wings, and a two-foot-long tail. The thorn is in the middle of the tail. When it encounters an object, it uses its tail to support it, eats the meat and removes the thorn.

Therefore, through the detailed introduction of the traditional Chinese medicine sea kite fish in the above article, it is not difficult to find that sea kite fish has many functions and effects, and its effect in health care is still very good.