Crucian carp, also known as golden crucian carp, is the seed of crucian carp.

Chinese medicine believes that crucian carp is sweet and warm. It has diuretic, repercussive, invigorating qi, invigorating spleen, detoxicating and promoting lactation. Suitable for people with spleen and stomach weakness, anorexia, vomiting or diarrhea; Spleen edema, dysuria; Qi and blood are weak, and milk is blocked; Bloody stool, hemorrhoid bleeding, edema, ulcer, etc.

"Compendium of Materia Medica" contains: "Boil the red bean juice to reduce swelling: apply oil to the pudendal sores of housewives to kill insects and relieve pain; Galla Chinensis is brewed to treat blood; Brew tea, simmer clothes to quench thirst; Saihu and garlic simmer and drink to cure qi. "

According to the analysis, every100g of crucian carp meat contains protein13g, fat 1. 1 g, sugar 0. 1 g, thiamine 6.6mg, riboflavin 0.07mg, nicotinic acid 2.4mg, calcium 54mg and so on. Clinical practice has proved that crucian carp meat is effective in preventing and treating arteriosclerosis, hypertension and coronary heart disease.

Note that people with strong yang and internal heat should not eat it, because it is easy to get hot and sore.

The common names of grass carp are: pomfret, pomfret, grass pomfret, white pomfret, grass carp, grass roots (northeast), hybridization and so on. It belongs to CYPRINIDAE, subclass and grass carp subfamily.

Among the important freshwater economic fish in China, the most famous are grass carp, black carp, silver carp and bighead carp, which are world-famous "four big fish". Grass carp is widely distributed in Guangdong to Northeast Plain except Xinjiang and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Although they are endemic to China, grass carp has been transplanted as a pioneer in the world because of its unique feeding habits and foraging methods.

Grass carp has a long body, slightly cylindrical, and its abdomen has no edges. The head is flat and the tail is flat. Mouth position, arc, not required. The hypopharyngeal teeth are in two rows, with flat sides, comb-shaped teeth and transverse grooves. The dorsal fin and the anal fin have no hard spines, and the dorsal fin is opposite to the ventral fin. The body is yellow-brown, the back is blue-gray and slightly grass-green, and the lateral fins are yellowish.

Grass carp grows fast and has a large individual, and the largest individual can reach 35 kg. The meat is tender and delicious. Every100g edible part contains protein15.5-26.6g, fat1.4-8.9g, heat 83-187kcal, and calcium 18- 160.

Grass carp is sweet, warm and non-toxic, and has the effect of warming stomach and stomach. It is used by Guangdong folk to steam with fried dough sticks, eggs and peppers, which can benefit the eyes and improve eyesight. Its bile tastes bitter, cold and toxic. Grass carp bile has obvious antihypertensive, expectorant and mild antitussive effects. Jiangxi folk used bile to treat sudden deafness and fire and water burns. Although bile can cure diseases, it is toxic, and poisoning cases often occur because of swallowing too much grass carp bile. The poisoning process is mainly caused by toxins acting on digestive system and urinary system, which will cause gastrointestinal symptoms, liver and kidney failure in a short time, often accompanied by cardiovascular and nervous system diseases, causing brain edema, toxic shock and even death. There is no specific treatment for people who swallow grass carp gall, so grass carp gall is not suitable for treatment.