Fish

Fish

(food materia medica by Yao Kecheng)

[synonyms] Chou Chou, mandarin fish (Erya), maidservant Nie, Qingyi fish (Cui Bao's ancient and modern notes), pangpi crucian carp (Erya Yi), Chou fish (Diannan materia medica), Wen Lei (Yilin Zhuanyao).

[source] it is the meat of Cyprinidae.

[animal morphology] Chinese goldfish

The body is oblate, high and short, slightly oval. The body length is about 4-15 cm. The head is small, the eye is big, the mouth is terminal, the scale is round, the lateral line is incomplete, the scale is 30-40. Dorsal fin Ⅲ 9-10. The gluteal fin III is 8-10, starting from the posterior part of the dorsal fin. The caudal fin bifurcates. The back of the body is greyish green, and the sides and abdomen are silvery white.

It lives in rivers, lakes and ponds. It feeds on algae. It is mainly distributed in East and South China.

There are many kinds of fish, such as spiny fish, stone fish and small whisker fish.

[nature and taste] 1. In the south of Yunnan materia medica: "it tastes sweet. "

② Yilin zuanyao: "Gan, Wen. "

[functions and indications] 1. In the south of Yunnan Materia Medica, cooking is beneficial to the lower Yuan Dynasty. Add essence and marrow, and make up the fire of Sanjiao. "

② Yao Kecheng's food materia medica: "benefiting the spleen and stomach. "

③ Yilin zuanyao: "good at sore, it can be used for pox poison. "

Chinese PinYin : Yu