Herb

Icefish (Kuai can yu)

鲙残鱼kuai can yu
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu, made into soup, for loosening the centre and fortifying the stomach.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十四·鳞部·鱼类·鲙残鱼·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：作羹食，宽中健胃。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·鱼类·鲙残鱼·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·鲙残鱼·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·鲙残鱼·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.