Eel is rich in DHA and lecithin, which is the main component of cell membrane of human organs and tissues and an indispensable nutrient for brain cells.
Eel contains "eel essence" which can lower and regulate blood sugar, and has low fat content, so it is an ideal food for diabetic patients.
Eel is rich in vitamin A, which can improve vision and promote the metabolism of skin membrane.
Monopterus albus contains more vitamin A, which can improve vision, prevent night blindness and vision decline, and prevent diabetic patients from complicated with eye diseases. At the same time, vitamin A also has the functions of resisting respiratory infection, promoting development and strengthening bones. At the same time, Monopterus albus is rich in DHA and lecithin, which has the function of strengthening the brain. Lecithin can also promote the activation and regeneration of liver cells and enhance liver function, thus effectively reducing the prevalence of fatty liver and other diseases.
Medicinal value:
Monopterus albus is not only delicious on the table, but also its meat, blood, head and skin have certain medicinal value. According to Compendium of Materia Medica, Monopterus albus has the functions of enriching blood, invigorating qi, diminishing inflammation, disinfecting and expelling wind and dampness. Monopterus albus is sweet and warm in nature, and has the effects of nourishing the middle energizer and nourishing blood and treating physical weakness. Folk medicine can be used to treat physical weakness, cough, itching due to damp heat, hemorrhoids, intestinal wind, hemorrhoids and deafness. The head of Monopterus albus is burnt to ashes and served with warm wine on an empty stomach, which can cure the hard pain of female breast nucleus. Its bone is used as medicine, and it also treats scabies, and the curative effect is quite remarkable. Its blood drops into the ear, which can treat chronic suppurative otitis media; Nasal drip can cure nosebleed (nosebleed); Especially for external use, can treat facial paralysis and facial paralysis. Some people say that "eels are eye drops", and people suffering from eye diseases in the past all know that eating eels is good. Eating eel regularly has a strong nourishing effect, especially suitable for people who are weak and sick and postpartum. Its blood can also treat mouth and eye deviation. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it has the health care functions of invigorating qi and nourishing blood, warming yang and strengthening spleen, nourishing liver and kidney, expelling wind and dredging collaterals.
meat
Nature and taste: sweet, warm and nontoxic.
Indications: nourishing blood and treating excessive saliva in mouth. Make up for the loss Postpartum lochia, abnormal blood gas and emaciated women can eat it. In addition, it can stop bleeding, dispel cold and bowel sounds, mix arthralgia, and drive away the twelve meridians cold. People suffering from common cold, physical weakness, excessive sweating and indigestion after eating meat can eat it. In addition, it can treat all kinds of hemorrhoids, fistulas and sores.
blood
Indications: used to treat scabies and hemorrhoids and fistula. To treat the deviation of mouth and eyes, mix well with a small amount of musk, apply it to the left and right, and then wash it off.
For earache and nosebleed, drop a few drops in the ear and nose respectively.
head
Nature and taste: bitter, flat and non-toxic.
Indications: It can be taken by grinding into powder after being burnt to ashes, to stop dysentery, cure thirst, remove dirty air conditioning, dyspepsia and food stagnation.
Burn it with snakehead and grinding tap to ashes, and then take it with wine to treat small intestinal carbuncle. Burn it to ashes, grind it into powder and wrap it in your ears, which can cure insects.
Eel serum is toxic, but the toxin is not heat-resistant and can be destroyed by gastric juice and heating. Generally, it will not be poisoned if it is cooked. Whether the treatment of eel blood for civilian use is caused by the toxin in the blood remains to be further studied.
The blood of Monopterus albus is poisonous. Eating by mistake will stimulate the mucous membrane of oral cavity and digestive tract, seriously damage the nervous system, make people numb and die of respiratory and circulatory failure.
Meridian tropism: liver; Spleen; Kidney meridian
Chemical composition of traditional Chinese medicine: the edible part contains water 80g, protein 100g, fat 0.9g, ash 1g, calcium 38mg, phosphorus 150mg and iron1.6mg..
Efficacy: Yiqi blood; Tonifying liver and kidney; Strong bones and muscles; Dispelling wind and removing dampness
Indications: fatigue; Malnutrition; Impotence; Low back pain; Pain in the waist and knees; Cold and heat arthralgia; Postpartum leaching; Prolonged dysentery and purulent blood; Hemorrhoids and fistulas; leg ulcers