It functions to tonify Qi and invigorate the spleen, promote urination to reduce swelling, clear heat and detoxify, unblock collaterals, and promote lactation. Ascites patients can achieve therapeutic effects by consuming a soup made by boiling fresh crucian carp with red adzuki beans. Stewing live crucian carp with pork trotters and consuming both the fish and 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
It functions to invigorate the spleen and stimulate the appetite, promote urination to reduce swelling, relieve cough and calm asthma, calm the fetus and promote lactation, and clear heat and detoxify. Consuming a soup made by boiling carp with winter melon and scallion can treat edema from nephritis. Stewing a large carp with its scales on and its guts removed, then dividing it for consumption, can treat jaundice. A soup made by boiling live carp with pork trotters and consuming it can treat insufficient lactation in pregnant women. Boiling carp with a small amount of Chuanbei powder (Fritillaria powder) and consuming the soup can treat cough and asthma. Silver Carp
It functions to warm the middle burner and tonify Qi, warm the stomach, and moisten the skin. It is a nourishing food for warming the middle burner and tonifying Qi. Black Carp
It functions to tonify the spleen and promote urination, remove stasis and generate new tissue, clear heat and expel wind, and tonify the liver and kidneys. Cooking black carp with ginger and red dates has a supplementary effect on treating tuberculosis. Stewing black carp with brown sugar can treat nephritis. Postpartum women who eat steamed black carp can promote lactation and nourish the blood. Cuttlefish
It functions to nourish the liver and kidneys, replenish Qi and blood, clear the stomach and expel heat. It is a health food for women, with functions to nourish blood, improve vision, regulate menstruation, calm the fetus, facilitate childbirth, stop bleeding, and promote lactation. Grass Carp
It functions to warm the stomach, harmonize the middle burner, pacify the liver, and expel wind. It is a nourishing food for warming the middle burner and tonifying deficiency. Hairtail
It functions to warm the stomach, tonify deficiency, beautify the skin, expel wind, kill parasites, and nourish 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 alleviate symptoms. Eel
It functions to tonify Qi and nourish blood, soften the sinews and benefit the bones. Ricefield Eel
It acts on the liver, spleen, and kidney meridians, with functions to tonify deficiency, expel wind-dampness, and strengthen sinews and bones. It also has a certain regulatory effect on blood sugar. Those with deficiency of both Qi and blood can consume shredded ricefield eel cooked with Astragalus root (in a gauze bag) and water, then seasoned. For children with malnutrition, emaciation, and poor appetite, one ricefield eel, cut into pieces with a small amount of chicken gizzard membrane, can be cooked and consumed. For internal hemorrhoid bleeding and uterine prolapse, consuming boiled ricefield eel is effective over the long term. Loach
It functions to tonify the middle burner and Qi, expel dampness, quench thirst and sober up, expel toxins and hemorrhoids, reduce swelling, and protect the liver. Loach cooked with garlic over high heat can treat malnutrition-related edema. Frying loach until brown and焦黄, then boiling it into a soup can treat night sweats in children. Stewing loach with tofu can treat damp-heat jaundice. Boiling loach with shrimp roe and consuming it can treat impotence.