Four secret recipes for eating fish in autumn

　　Medically speaking, it is believed that when eating fish, you must pay attention to the symptoms. Only by eating "fish" according to the symptoms can its edible and medical value be revealed.

　　How to eat 4 types of fish

　　1. Carp: Stew with ginger and glutinous rice to warm the stomach.

　　2. Loach: Boiled with Beiqi and Huaishan, it can treat excessive sweating.

　　3. Monopterus eel: Add yam, wolfberry, and ginger to treat blood deficiency.

　　4. Big head fish: When cooked in soup with peanuts and papaya, it has the effect of promoting lactation.

　　Fish is a good nutritional food

　　Tonic fish is a good food for some weak people. It not only tastes delicious, but also has extremely high nutritional value. Different fish have different effects, which is very particular in Chinese medicine theory. Specifically, they can be roughly divided into two categories:

　　One is the warming and tonic food, such as carp, eel, and loach. Because these fish are hot, they have the effect of replenishing blood and qi. But the thermal system and the skin disease People should eat as little as possible, especially cancer Patients should eat less or try not to eat.

　　One is the flat fish, such as bullhead fish, grass carp, white crucian carp, African crucian carp, dace, etc. These fish can be eaten by people with cold and hot systems.

　　The way to distinguish these two types of fish is that generally warm-tonifying fish have no scales and are generally darker in color. For example, carp, although it has scales but is darker in color, is also a warm-tonifying fish.

　　Raw fish is delicious, don’t be greedy for too much

　　From a nutritional point of view, the nutritional value of all fish is similar. They all contain more protein and play the same role in human nutrition. The protein content of fish is twice that of pork, and it is high-quality protein with high absorption rate by the human body. Fish is rich in thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin D, etc. and a certain amount of calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals. Although the fat content in fish is low, the fatty acids in it have been proven to have hypoglycemic, cardioprotective and cancer-preventing effects. The vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorus in fish can effectively prevent osteoporosis.

　　For Cantonese people, the most important thing to pay attention to is some bad eating habits, such as eating raw fish fillets, especially pond fish. Since there are many parasites in pond fish, eating them raw can easily lead to infections such as liver fluke, paragonimiasis, etc. disease。

　　Eat fish according to symptoms

　　The medicinal properties and therapeutic effects of common fish are listed below for reference when choosing to eat them.

　　Crucian carp: sweet in taste and warm in nature. Its functions are diuresis and swelling, replenishing qi and strengthening the spleen, unblocking the pulse and lowering milk, clearing heat and detoxifying, etc. It is mainly used to treat edema, ascites, maternal lactation, gastroptosis, prolapse and other diseases.

　　Hairtail: It can replenish the five internal organs, dispel wind, and kill insects. It is especially suitable for those with weak spleen and stomach, indigestion, and dry skin. Eating hairtail regularly can moisturize the skin, keep the skin moist and elastic, and can also be used as an auxiliary therapy for persistent hepatitis and chronic hepatitis.

　　Black carp: It has the functions of nourishing qi and nourishing the stomach, dispersing dampness and diuresis, dispelling wind and relieving annoyance, etc. It can treat qi deficiency, fatigue, cold stomach pain, etc. beriberi , dampness, malaria, headache and other diseases. The zinc, selenium, iron and other trace elements contained in herring also have anti-cancer effects.

　　Snakehead fish: It has the effects of removing blood stasis and regenerating, clearing away heat and wind, tonifying the spleen and diluting water. It can nourish the liver and kidneys, treat edema, athlete's foot, scabies and other diseases. It is good for women with blood deficiency and frailty. Irregular menstruation It is especially beneficial for patients’ postoperative recovery.

　　Carp: Sweet in taste and warm in nature, it has the effects of diuresis and swelling, replenishing qi and strengthening the spleen, and unblocking the arteries and lowering the breast. It is mainly used to treat edema, breast milk obstruction, and fetal gas.

　　Loach: Also known as loach, it has a sweet taste and a neutral nature. It has the effects of warming the body and replenishing qi, clearing urine, detoxifying and reducing hemorrhoids. Loach meat is tender and has high nutritional value. Its saliva has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. Loach can cure damp-heat jaundice, difficulty urinating, and night sweats after illness.

　　Soft-shell turtle: Also known as soft-shell turtle and yuanyu, it has a sweet taste and a neutral nature, and can be used as medicine for the whole body. In addition to soft-shell turtle meat, turtle shell can nourish yin and subdue yang, disperse stagnation and eliminate diseases; nail glue also has the functions of nourishing blood, reducing fever, and eliminating blood stasis; turtle blood can nourish yin and reduce fever, and is suitable for patients with tuberculosis; and burnt turtle head ashes can treat various diseases in children, as well as vaginal prolapse and anal prolapse.