What are the effects and functions of the Qianghuo fish?

The Qianghuo fish, also known as the fir fish, snow blood, etc., is the whole body of the mountain stream salamander, an animal of the genus Batrachuperus in the family Hynobiidae. It is caught in summer and autumn, killed by soaking in wine after capture, washed and sun-dried, or dried over a low fire, or used fresh. As medicine it has the effect of promoting qi and relieving pain, and has a therapeutic effect on conditions such as qi pain of the liver and stomach and traumatic injuries. Let us take a look below at the effects and functions of the Qianghuo fish!

Medicinal effects of the Qianghuo fish

[Nature and flavor] Pungent and salty in flavor, neutral in nature.

[Meridians entered] Liver and stomach meridians.

[Effects] Promotes qi and relieves pain; mainly treats qi pain of the liver and stomach and traumatic injuries.

Processing methods for the Qianghuo fish

1. Qianghuo fish: Take the raw medicinal material, remove ash and impurities, wash clean, cut into sections, and dry.

2. Wine-processed Qianghuo fish: Take clean Qianghuo fish, add wine and mix well, let it stand until thoroughly penetrated, place in a pot and stir-fry briefly over a low fire, take out, and let cool. For every 100 kg of Qianghuo fish, use 10 kg of baijiu.

Medicinal prescriptions of the Qianghuo fish

1. To treat qi pain of the liver and stomach: Qianghuo fish, red cardamom, angelica, angelica dahurica, corydalis, and chinaberry. Decoct and take.

2. To treat weak spleen with sallow complexion: Qianghuo fish, astragalus, codonopsis, poria, tangerine peel, red dates, and angelica. Decoct and take.