Elopichthys bambusa, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the flesh of Elopichthys bambusa (Rich), a fish belonging to the genus Elopichthys in the Cyprinidae family, primarily found in rivers across the northern to southern plains. It has the therapeutic effect of warming the middle burner and benefiting the stomach, and is used to treat vomiting after eating.
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Elopichthys bambusa, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the flesh of Elopichthys bambusa (Rich), a fish belonging to the genus Elopichthys in the Cyprinidae family, primarily found in rivers across the northern to southern plains. It has the therapeutic effect of warming the middle burner and benefiting the stomach, and is used to treat vomiting after eating.
Chinese Name : 鳡鱼
Aliases : Widower’s Cheek, Bulu, Dakuo Fish, Yellow Cheek, Yellow Cheek Fish, ? Fish, Pole Fish, Rod Fish, Large-Mouthed Perch, Water Tiger
Nature, Flavor & Meridian Tropism : Sweet, warm; enters the Spleen and Stomach meridians
Benefits & Efficacy
Benefits
Warms the middle and benefits the stomach.
Indications
Eating it relieves vomiting.
Applications
Processing & Preparation
Harvesting & Processing
It can be caught year-round; after catching, remove the scales and internal organs, wash thoroughly, and use fresh.
Crude Drug Identification
Botanical Information
Morphological Characteristics
The body is slender and slightly laterally compressed, with a rounded abdomen and no ventral keel. Body length is about 80 cm, with the largest specimens reaching up to 2 meters. The head is long and tapers to a point at the front; the snout is much longer than it is wide. The mouth is large and terminal, with the tip of the mouth reaching below the front edge of the eye. There is a hard bony protrusion at the front of the lower jaw that fits into a recess on the front edge of the upper jaw; both the upper and lower jaws are robust.The eyes are small. The scales are fine; the lateral line consists of 110 scales (18–20/6–8-V)117. The dorsal fin has III, 9–10 spines and is very small, originating behind the pelvic fins; the anal fin has III, 10–11 spines.The caudal fin is deeply forked. The body is pale yellow, with a silvery-white abdomen; the dorsal and caudal fins are bluish-gray, while the cheeks and other fins are pale yellow.
Distribution Area
In China, it is distributed in rivers across the plains from north to south, except in the northwest and southwest.