The efficacy and function of croaker

Eel is a common Chinese medicine. It can be used for medicinal purposes as well as for food. The effects and functions of eel are quite comprehensive. Let's take a look at them together.

[Other names] Zhen fish (Classic of Mountains and Seas), copper fish (Records of Strange Things in Linhai), Jiang Gong fish (Compendium of Materia Medica), needle fish (Medical Collection), needle fish (Encyclopedia of Zoology), single needle fish, needle fish (Survey Report on Five Species in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea).

[Source] The meat of the croaker, an animal of the family Croaker.

[Original morphology] The body is slender and slightly cylindrical, with slightly convex dorsal and ventral margins and gradually tapering towards the tail. The body length is about 16 to 24 cm, with a long head, a pointed front end, a flat top and sides, and a narrow ventral surface. Small mouth. The eyes are relatively large, equidistant from the tip of the collar and the posterior edge of the gill cover, and the spacing between the eyes is wide and flat. The nostrils are large and located above and in front of the eyes. The upper jaw is sharp and triangular in shape, with a slight linear bulge in the center. The lower jaw is elongated into a flat, needle-shaped beak. The teeth are small, with three cusps, arranged in a narrow band in the jaws. The gill openings are wide, the gill cover membranes are separate and not connected to the cheeks. The scales are round, thin and easy to fall off. The lateral line is very low, located near the ventral edge on both sides of the body; there are 102 to 112 lateral line scales. Dorsal fin 15-17, opposite to anal fin, with its starting point slightly in front of anal fin. Anal fin 16 to 18, same shape as dorsal fin, anal fin base shorter than dorsal fin base. Pectoral fins short and broad. Pelvic fins small, ventral. The tail fin is forked. The body is silvery white, the back is dark green, and there is a light black line in the middle of the back starting from the back of the neck. There is a silver-gray vertical band on each side of the body, and the head and upper and lower jaws are black. There are tiny black spots at the base of the pectoral fins and the caudal fin.

[Habitat distribution] Distributed along my country's coast and in major rivers such as the Yangtze River.

【Nature and flavor】 ① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "sweet, neutral, non-toxic."

【Functions and indications】 "Yi Lin Zong Yao": "It nourishes yin, can penetrate carbuncle and poison, and can be taken as a soup."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Compendium of Materia Medica" 1. "Classic of Mountains and Seas": There is a mountain in the shape of Xun, from which a river flows. The river flows northward and flows into thousands of lakes. Among the river fish there are many fish that look like YOU and have beaks like YOU.

The above is a brief introduction to eel. Through this we can understand that eel contains a variety of nutrients, which are very effective in treating and preventing some diseases. In daily life, everyone can eat it under the guidance of relevant people.