The efficacy and function of bamboo fish

There are so many medicinal herbs in the world, and it is inevitable that there are some that we are not familiar with. But as long as we have the spirit of learning throughout our lives, I believe we can slowly learn more medical herbs. So do you know about bamboo fish as a medicinal material?

[Other names] Foot fish (Yi Lin Zong Yao), wild dace (Chinese Economic Animals·Freshwater Marginal Species).

[Source] The meat of wild dace, a carp.

[Original morphology] The body is long, slightly laterally flattened, and about 40 cm long. The tip of the snout is blunt and round, the mouth is located below and is crescent-shaped. The snout protrudes forward, the snout skin is wrapped downward and is level with the edge of the upper lip. The post-labial groove is complete, the edge of the upper jaw snout skin is thin and smooth, without notches, the snout has many white, large bead-shaped protrusions, the upper lip near the corners of the mouth has very dense, fine-toothed corrugations, and the upper jaw is covered by the upper lip. The lower lip is separated from the lower jaw, and the edge of the lower lip is also finely serrated, with many small protrusions on the inner edge of the free part. There are two pairs of whiskers, but the snout whiskers are sometimes degenerate. Pharyngeal teeth in 3 rows. The scales are large, with 43 to 46 scales on the lateral line. Dorsal mackerel III 10-13, without hard spines, starting point is before the ventral mackerel. Anal fin III5. The back of the body is blue-black with green, the scales on the back and sides have purple-green metallic luster, and are often mixed with red spots, the abdomen is white with yellow, and the fins are gray-black.

[Habitat distribution] Distributed in the upper reaches of the tributaries of the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and the upper reaches of the Pearl River.

[Nature and flavor] "Sweet, warm."

【Function】 "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Harmonizes the middle qi, replenishes qi, and removes dampness."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From Compendium of Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine bamboo fish. Bamboo fish is very helpful for human diseases, but it is worth noting that we should use symptomatic medication according to our personal physical condition and avoid indiscriminate consumption.