Cuttlefish is sweet and cold in nature, and has the effects of invigorating spleen and benefiting qi, diuresis and detumescence. For lying-in women and patients who have undergone surgery, using more than 500g mullet 1 piece, scraping scales, removing fins and intestines, adding a little water and salt, and stewing in soup can promote the healing of uterus and wounds, expel silt and regenerate. People who are weak after illness often eat mullet stew, which has the effects of nourishing the heart, eliminating dampness and reducing swelling.

When there is no milk or little milk after delivery, use more than 500g of mullet, add water, yellow wine, salt, monosodium glutamate and stew after frying. When the soup is as white as milk, take it with you. Its prolactin effect is far better than crucian carp soup and chicken soup.

For the treatment of chronic nephrotic syndrome, if the edema persists, you can cut and wash mullet with more than 500g, fill the belly with garlic and adzuki beans, wrap several layers with thick paper, soak in water, simmer with grey fire, eat lightly or dip in sweet and sour, and eat for several times a day for several days.

It can be used for treating edema caused by nephropathy, heart disease, malnutrition, edema of pregnant women, beriberi edema, etc. 500 grams of mullet and 200 grams of wax gourd (cut into pieces) are cooked together, with onion 10 grams and a little salt. Use a tail of mullet, remove intestinal impurities, fill the leaves of Xanthium sibiricum into the abdomen, put 60 grams of Xanthium sibiricum in the pot, put mullet on the leaves of Xanthium sibiricum, add appropriate amount of water, simmer with slow fire, and eat lightly, which has the effects of expelling wind and detoxifying, tonifying deficiency and strengthening the body resistance.