The efficacy and function of sea catfish

I believe many people are familiar with the Chinese medicinal material sea catfish. As a common Chinese medicinal material, sea catfish is rich in nutrients. Let us learn about it in detail below.

【Other names】 bone fish, pine, bone fish

[Source] Medicinal material source: The meat of the Chinese sea catfish of the family Catullinae.

[Original morphology] Chinese sea catfish has an elongated body, a flat and wide head, and a laterally flattened body at the back. The eyes are small and the body is scaleless. The dorsal fin begins above and behind the base of the pectoral fin, with 1 unbranched and 7 branched fin rays. The first fin ray is filamentous and extends almost to the starting point of the adipose fin. The adipose fin is well developed. Dorsal brown-green. The abdomen is silvery white and the fins are gray-black.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: It is a warm sea nearshore bottom fish. It likes to move in muddy bottom sea areas with slow water flow. In spring, it swims from deep water to the rocks near the estuary for reproduction, and moves to the surface. It feeds on benthic animals, especially shellfish.

【Functions and indications】 Strengthens the spleen and promotes diuresis; heals sores. Mainly used for spleen deficiency, poor appetite, indigestion, hydrocele, chronic skin ulcer

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration: cook and eat, 30-60g; or grind into powder.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

I believe that the above introduction to the knowledge about sea catfish will give you a better understanding of sea catfish. We can eat sea catfish in our daily life to regulate and improve our body.