Because fish are nutritious, delicious, and have strong health benefits for the human body, people generally love to eat them. However, there are many kinds of fish, and different fish have different health benefits, which not everyone is aware of.
Carp, has functions such as replenishing qi and strengthening the spleen, promoting urination to reduce swelling, clearing heat and detoxifying, dredging collaterals to promote lactation, etc. For patients with ascites, eating fresh carp cooked with red adzuki beans has a therapeutic effect. Cooking live carp with pig's trotters and eating them together with the soup can treat insufficient lactation in postpartum women. Carp oil is beneficial for cardiovascular function and can also reduce blood viscosity and promote blood circulation.
Crucian carp, has functions such as strengthening the spleen and whetting the appetite, promoting urination to reduce swelling, stopping cough and calming asthma, calming the fetus to promote lactation, clearing heat and detoxifying, etc. Eating crucian carp cooked with winter melon and scallion soup can treat nephritic edema. Stewing a large crucian carp with its scales on and internal organs removed, then dividing it for consumption, can treat jaundice. Using live crucian carp and pig's trotters to make a soup for consumption can treat insufficient lactation in pregnant women. Cooking crucian carp with a small amount of Chuanbei powder and drinking the soup can treat cough and asthma.
Silver carp, has functions such as warming the middle jiao to replenish qi, warming the stomach, and moisturizing the skin. It is a health food for warming the middle jiao and replenishing qi.
Black carp, has functions such as tonifying the spleen and promoting urination, removing stasis to generate new tissue, clearing heat and expelling wind, tonifying the liver and kidneys, etc. Cooking black carp with ginger and red dates has an auxiliary effect on treating tuberculosis. Stewing black carp with brown sugar can treat nephritis. Postpartum women eating steamed black carp can promote lactation and nourish the blood.
Squid, has functions such as nourishing the liver and kidneys, replenishing qi and blood, clearing the stomach and removing heat. It is a health food for women, with functions such as nourishing blood, improving eyesight, regulating menstruation, calming the fetus, aiding delivery, stopping bleeding, and promoting lactation.
Grass carp, has functions such as warming the stomach, harmonizing the middle jiao, pacifying the liver, and expelling wind. It is a health food for warming the middle jiao and tonifying deficiency.
Hairtail, has functions such as warming the stomach, tonifying deficiency, moisturizing the skin, expelling wind, killing parasites, and tonifying the five organs. It can be used as an auxiliary treatment for persistent hepatitis and chronic hepatitis. Hepatitis patients can steam fresh hairtail, take the oil from the top layer, and eat it. Long-term consumption can improve symptoms.
Eel, has functions such as replenishing qi and nourishing blood, softening muscles and strengthening bones.
Ricefield eel, enters the liver, spleen, and kidney meridians, and has functions such as tonifying deficiency and damage, expelling wind and dampness, and strengthening muscles and bones. It also has a certain regulatory effect on blood sugar. For those with deficiency of both qi and blood, ricefield eel shreds, Astragalus root (wrapped in gauze), can be cooked with water, seasoned, and consumed. For children with malnutrition, emaciation, and poor appetite, one ricefield eel can be cut into pieces, cooked with a small amount of chicken's gizzard membrane, and eaten. For internal hemorrhoids and uterine prolapse, eating boiled ricefield eel is effective with long-term consumption.
Loach, has functions such as replenishing qi in the middle jiao, expelling dampness, quenching thirst and sobering up, removing toxins and hemorrhoids, reducing swelling and protecting the liver. Cooking loach with garlic over high heat can treat malnutrition-related edema. Frying loach until golden brown, then adding water to make a soup, can treat night sweats in children. Stewing loach with tofu can treat damp-heat jaundice. Cooking loach with shrimp roe and consuming it 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.