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(food materia medica by Yao Kecheng)

[synonyms] Xuefu (compendium of Chinese materia medica), Fuyu (Yao Kecheng's food materia medica), and tulengyu (materia medica).

[source] it is the flesh of Cyprinidae.

Dace

Body length, lateral flat, abdomen round, back slightly raised in front of dorsal fin. The body length is about 30 cm. The head is short, the snout is round and blunt, and the snout length is slightly larger than the eye diameter. Lateral position of eye, wide distance between eyes. The lower part of the mouth is smaller, curved, and the upper and lower parts are keratinized. There are 2 pairs of whiskers, with obvious snout and short jaw whiskers. There are many small milk like protrusions on the edge of the lip, the edge of the upper lip is a fine wave, and the posterior sulcus is interrupted. Three lines of hypopharyngeal teeth. The scales are medium large and the lateral scales are 38-41. Dorsal fin Ⅲ 12, without hard spines. The distance from its starting point to caudal base is greater than that to its rostrum. Anal fin Ⅲ 5. The caudal fin bifurcates deeply. The upper part of the body is bluish gray, the abdomen is silvery white, and the side of the body is behind and above the base of pectoral fin. There are 8-9 scales with black patches at the base. There is a black spot on the base of the tail scale of the young fish.

They live in rivers with higher water temperature in South China and feed on algae and humus. The oviposition period is from April to September. In winter, it overwinters in deep water of river bed. Distributed in the Pearl River Basin and Hainan Island.

[nature and taste] 1. Yao Kecheng's food materia medica: "it tastes sweet and nontoxic. "

② "Ben Cao Qiu yuan": "Gan, Ping, non-toxic. "

[functions and indications] 1. Yao Kecheng's food materia medica: "it is mainly used to smooth muscles and urinate. Treatment of bladder heat, jaundice, water drum. "

② In the compendium of compendium, it is said that "strengthening muscles and bones, promoting blood circulation and Qi, removing water and dampness. "

④ "Materia medica for the original": "Buzhong appetizer, Yiqi blood, Gong nearly crucian carp. "

[taboo] Ben Cao Qiu yuan: "it's forbidden to cough due to yin deficiency. "