Herb

Jia yu (a freshwater fish)

嘉鱼jia yu
1 sourceSchizothorax

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu, eaten, for strengthening the body and complexion, and (cooked) for kidney vacuity with wasting-thirst and taxation-emaciation.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十四·鳞部·鱼类·嘉鱼·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & zoological facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：食之，令人肥健悦泽；煮食，治肾虚消渴，劳瘦虚损。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·鱼类·嘉鱼·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·鱼类·嘉鱼·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·鱼类·嘉鱼·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.