The efficacy and function of catfish

The Chinese medicinal material catfish is a very good Chinese medicinal material. Catfish has a very good effect in regulating the body and is also widely used in medicine. Let’s take a look together.

[Alias] Hornfish, dark nail fish (Compendium of Materia Medica), whisker catfish (Taxonomy of Vertebrates), bearded catfish (Taxonomy of Fishes).

[Source] The whole body or meat of the catfish of the family Siluridae.

[Original morphology] The body is slender, about 14 cm long, and laterally flattened at the back. The head is flat; the snout is broad and blunt, the eyes are small, and have movable edges. Mouth wide, lower. There are 4 pairs of whiskers, the longest pair on the upper jaw; the 1 pair of nostrils and the 2 pairs on the lower jaw are shorter. The whole body is naked and scaleless; the lateral line is complete. Dorsal fin 59-65, located above and behind the pectoral fin. Anal fin 42 to 50, dorsal and anal fins are not connected to the caudal fin. There are 8 pectoral fins, 6 pelvic fins, and a rounded caudal fin. The body is brown-black, lighter at the bottom.

【Habitat distribution】 Lives in rivers, lakes and ponds. Distributed in Guangdong, Fujian, Yunnan, Jiangsu, Shanghai and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, neutral, non-toxic.

【Functions and indications】Nourishes the blood, nourishes the kidneys, regulates the middle, and invigorates the yang. Treat pain in the waist and knees.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From (Bencao Qiuyuan) The catfish is shaped like a loach, with two transverse bones under its gills, which can sting people. (The following properties and flavors are from "Ben Cao Qiu Yuan")

Through the above introduction, I found that catfish has so many pharmacological effects, and it also has good effects on some diseases. In fact, there may be many "treasures" around our lives, but most of the time we don’t have a heart that is good at discovering them.