Crucian carp powder and kudzu soup is suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach, high blood pressure, diabetes and gastric ulcer to drink it regularly to achieve the effect of strengthening the spleen and removing dampness, replenishing deficiency and strengthening the body.

Kudzu is a perennial vine of the Leguminosae family. It has the functions of relieving muscles and opening yang, relieving rash and diarrhea, and relieving restlessness and quenching thirst. White crucian carp has the functions of invigorating and removing dampness, harmonizing the body and appetizing, promoting blood circulation and unblocking the meridians, warming the body and lowering the qi.

Kudzu is distributed in Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, Vietnam and India (Delhi, Gujarat, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal); in China, it is distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Jiangxi, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan, southern Tibet, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Grows in mountain shrubs or sparse forests, or is cultivated.

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Crucian carp lives in water depths of more than 20 meters. It is a primary freshwater fish and inhabits shallow waters, streams or still water bodies with more aquatic plants in the middle and lower reaches of rivers. It has strong adaptability to the environment. The glycogen in its body allows crucian carp to tolerate dirty water with low oxygen content. It is sensitive and alert by nature. It is omnivorous and feeds mainly on algae and small benthic crustaceans. It lays sticky eggs that adhere to aquatic plants, and the egg-laying period is from March to September.

Crucian carp is often used as bait for large fish or pet turtles in the aquarium market. It is also a very common edible fish and has been cultivated in large quantities. It is suitable for stewing and braised, and it is also a sport fish. This fish is originally distributed in rivers, lakes, ponds and other water bodies in China except the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and has been introduced into freshwater waters around the world. The species' type origin is in Europe.

Crucian carp has flat sides, a slightly short head, a blunt and round snout, and no whiskers. The scales are large; the fish body is silvery gray, yellow or red, with a darker back color, silvery white abdomen, gray fins, shallow forked caudal fin, 3 to 4 dorsal fin spines; 14-20 dorsal fin soft rays; 2 anal fin spines to 3; anal fin soft rays 4 to 7; vertebrae 30, body length about 50 cm.

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