Fish maw, also known as fish swim bladder, is processed from the swim bladder of certain fish into a dry product generalization. Because the fish belly is rich in gelatin, it is also called flower glue, fish spin glue and fish glue, alias fish white, fish float, fish bubble and fish cloth. The current market supply of the main yellow lip belly, otolithic fish belly, yellow fish belly (also known as yellow gum), shark belly, eel belly, eel belly and white gum, sturgeon gum and catfish belly and other varieties.

Fish maw is rich in gums, proteins, mucopolysaccharides, amino acids, digestive enzymes, ash, as well as calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, selenium and other nutrients, of which the protein content of up to 84.2%, fat content of only 0.2%. Because of the rich nutrients it contains, it is a high-level tonic good to be listed as one of the "eight treasures of the sea", and in recent times it enjoys the reputation of "marine ginseng". In addition to the table and feast delicacies, and has a high medicinal therapeutic value.

"Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "swim bladder, stop folding blood more than, treatment of women's difficult labor, post-partum stroke and convulsions," "Materia Medica New Series" said that can be "complementary to the essence of blood." Modern Chinese medicine research, fish maw taste sweet, salty, sex flat, with a tonic kidney essence, nourishing blood, stopping blood stasis, nourish the liver and lungs, spleen and stomach, nourishing yin and yang, anticancer and strong body and great benefit from the effects of deficiency, so the folk regarded as a health care tonic and preventive medicine, have always been regarded as the "seafood traditional Chinese medicine".

Fish maw prescription

The treatment of head wind - the fish maw burn crisp, research for the end of the bedtime with onion wine served 9g will have the effect.

To cure kidney deficiency spermatorrhea - with fish maw 12g, wolfberry 15g, Chinese yam 15g, lotus seed meat 15g, Gorgon fruit 15g, stewed and eaten.

To cure vomiting blood--Use 25g of fish maw, 9g of Bletilla, 15g of lotus root charcoal, 6g of Dawang charcoal, 6g of Panax quinquefolium, decoct with water.

To cure aplastic anemia--Use 12g of fish maw, 10g of Angelica sinensis, 10 red dates, decoct with water and take it for a long time.

Treatment of pediatric acute convulsions - 20g of fish maw, 120g of yellow wine, the same decoction infusion.

Treatment of epilepsy - with 1 fish maw, tea 6g, alum 30g, *** research, divided into 10 times.