Fish are nutritious and delicious, so they are widely enjoyed by people. However, there is a wide variety of fish, each with different health benefits, not everyone is aware of them.
Crucian carp has functions such as replenishing qi and strengthening the spleen, promoting urination to reduce edema, clearing heat and detoxifying, unblocking meridians to promote lactation, etc. For patients with ascites, consuming a soup made with fresh crucian carp and red beans is effective. Stewing live crucian carp with pig's trotters and eating them with the soup can treat insufficient lactation in postpartum women. Crucian carp oil is beneficial for cardiovascular function, can reduce blood viscosity, and promote blood circulation.
Carp has functions such as strengthening the spleen and whetting the appetite, promoting urination to reduce edema, relieving cough and asthma, calming the fetus and promoting lactation, clearing heat and detoxifying, etc. A soup made with carp, winter melon, and green onions can treat nephritic edema. A large carp, with its scales left on and guts removed, stewed and divided into portions, can treat jaundice. A soup made with live carp and pig's trotters can treat insufficient lactation in pregnant women. A soup made with carp and a small amount of Fritillaria powder can treat cough and asthma.
Silver carp has functions such as warming the middle burner and replenishing qi, warming the stomach, and moistening the skin. It is a nourishing food for warming the middle burner and replenishing qi.
Black carp has functions such as replenishing qi and nourishing the stomach, resolving dampness and promoting urination, expelling wind and relieving restlessness, etc. The trace elements it contains, such as zinc and selenium, help in cancer prevention.
Snakehead fish has functions such as strengthening the spleen and promoting urination, removing stasis to generate new tissue, clearing heat and expelling wind, tonifying the liver and kidneys, etc. Snakehead fish stewed with ginger and red jujubes has an auxiliary effect in treating tuberculosis. Snakehead fish stewed with brown sugar can treat nephritis. Postpartum women who eat steamed snakehead fish can promote lactation and nourish the blood.
Cuttlefish has functions such as nourishing the liver and kidneys, replenishing qi and blood, clearing the stomach and removing heat, etc. It is a health food for women, with benefits such as nourishing blood, improving eyesight, regulating menstruation, calming the fetus, aiding delivery, stopping bleeding, and promoting lactation.
Hairtail has functions such as warming the stomach, tonifying deficiency, beautifying the skin, expelling wind, killing parasites, and nourishing the five organs. It can be used as an auxiliary treatment for persistent and chronic hepatitis. Hepatitis patients can steam fresh hairtail, consume the oil from the top layer, and long-term consumption can improve symptoms.
Eel has functions such as replenishing qi and nourishing blood, softening muscles and strengthening bones.
Ricefield eel affects the liver, spleen, and kidney meridians, and has functions such as tonifying deficiency, expelling wind-dampness, and strengthening bones and muscles. It also has a certain regulatory effect on blood sugar. For those with deficiency of both qi and blood, ricefield eel shreds, Astragalus root (in a gauze bag), can be cooked with water, seasoned, and consumed. For children with malnutrition, emaciation, and poor appetite, one ricefield eal, cut into pieces with a small amount of chicken's gizzard membrane, can be cooked and eaten. For internal hemorrhoids and uterine prolapse, eating cooked ricefield eal is effective with long-term consumption.
Loach has functions such as replenishing qi in the middle burner, expelling dampness, quenching thirst and sobering up, removing toxins and hemorrhoids, reducing swelling and protecting the liver. Loach cooked with garlic over high heat can treat malnutrition-related edema. Loach fried until golden brown in oil, then made into a soup, can treat night sweats in children. Loach stewed with tofu can treat damp-heat jaundice. Loach cooked with shrimp roe can treat impotence.
Understanding this knowledge and eating fish with a specific purpose to strengthen the body while enjoying it is truly a wonderful thing.