Monopterus albus: Also known as Monopterus albus. The body is slender and snake-shaped, with a body length of about 20-70 cm, the longest 1 m, a flat back in front of the body and a pointed tail. The head is long and round. The mouth is big, the end position, the upper jaw is slightly prominent, and the lips are quite developed There are fine teeth on the upper and lower jaws and flap bones. Eyes are small and covered with a thin layer of skin. The head is thick and the tail is thin, and the body surface is protected by smooth mucosa. It is scaleless, yellow-brown, and its body has irregular black spots. The underdeveloped fins basically disappeared, and there was only one triangular thorn in the whole body, which was less fleshy. The meat is tender and delicious.
They often live in the mud bottom of rice fields, rivers, streams, ponds, canals, lakes and so on. , and produced in all parts of China, especially in China Yangtze River valley, Liaoning, Tianjin and other places, the production period is 6- 10, and the most fertile is June-August. Widely distributed in eastern Asia and nearby islands, starting from Southeast Asia in the west, reaching the Philippine Islands in the east, reaching Japan in the north and east indies in the south.
gingkgo
finless eel
Latin scientific name
finless eel
Another name
Eel, Monopterus albus, Monopterus albus, Monopterus albus, long fish, blood fish, Luo Yu, and scalless fish.
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animal kingdom
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Chordata
Monopterus albus is not only delicious on the table, but also its meat, blood, head and skin have certain medicinal value. According to Compendium of Materia Medica, Monopterus albus has the functions of enriching blood, invigorating qi, diminishing inflammation, disinfection and expelling wind and dampness. Monopterus albus is sweet and warm in nature, and has the effects of nourishing the middle energizer and nourishing blood and treating physical weakness. Folk medicine can be used to treat physical weakness, cough, damp-heat itching, intestinal wind, hemorrhoids and deafness. The head of Monopterus albus is burnt to ashes and served with warm wine on an empty stomach, which can cure the hard pain of female breast nucleus. Its bone is used as medicine, and it also treats scabies, and the curative effect is quite remarkable. Its blood drops into the ear, which can treat chronic suppurative otitis media; Nasal drip can cure nosebleed (nosebleed); Especially for external use, can treat facial paralysis and facial paralysis.
Additional prescription
Sweet in performance and warm in nature. Meridian of liver, spleen and kidney. It can replenish qi and blood, strengthen bones and muscles, and remove rheumatism.
App application
1. Used for deficiency of qi and blood, mental fatigue, palpitation, shortness of breath and dizziness. This product can be cooked with lean pork and astragalus root, and then boiled to eat meat.
2. It can be used for treating chronic dysentery, hematochezia or internal hemorrhoid bleeding. You can use this product to dry and grind into powder, and add brown sugar to flavor clothes. Or use this product for cooking, seasoning, eating meat and drinking soup.
3. Used for chronic rheumatism, soreness of limbs and weakness of waist and legs. Can be mixed with Eucommia ulmoides Oliv., Taxilli and Acanthopanax Cortex, and decocted.