The efficacy and function of stone crucian carp

Traditional Chinese medicine is a Chinese tradition. For many Chinese people, seeing a Chinese doctor and taking Chinese medicine when they are sick is their tradition and habit. Therefore, Chinese medicine is liked by many people. Stone crucian carp is a common Chinese medicinal material. Let's learn about it together below.

[Alias] Chinese whale (Fish Taxonomy), old sow fish, mountain crucian carp (Fish of Heilongjiang River Basin).

[Source] The meat of the Chinese carp.

[Original morphology] The body is slightly flattened and the abdomen is round. The body length is about 15 cm. The head is very short, the snout is blunt and round, and the length of the snout is slightly larger than the diameter of the eyes. The mouth is inferior and horseshoe-shaped, with a well-developed cuticle on the front edge of the lower jaw. The upper layer is arc-shaped and the lower layer groove is interrupted. The depression between the two nostrils makes the snout protrude. There is a pair of very short maxillary whiskers. There is one row of hypopharyngeal teeth with hooked tips and one cylindrical tooth on the outside. The scales are medium-sized, with 40 to 41 scales on the lateral line. Dorsal fin III:7, base of unbranched rays is hard, starting point is before pelvic fin. Anal fin III6. Shorter. The body is mostly dark with four vertical wide black spots on the sides; each fin is black with white edges.

[Habitat distribution] Distributed in the main stream, tributaries and affiliated lakes and rivers of the Yangtze River and Heilongjiang River.

[Nature and flavor] Yao Kecheng's "Food Materia Medica": "sweet, mild, non-toxic."

【Function】 Yao Kecheng's "Food Materia Medica": "It can calm the stomach and stomach, promote urination, and relieve heat and toxins. It is better to eat pickled food."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From Yao Kecheng's "Food Materia Medica".

Through the above description, we know what stone crucian carp is and what effects it has. Stone crucian carp has high medicinal value and is beneficial to improving the immune system. It is a worthy choice for us.