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Finless eel

鳝鱼
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Name

Shan Yu (Finless eel)

  1. 鳝鱼
  2. Shan Yu
  3. 鱔魚

The Effect of Finless eel

Property

Sweet, warm; liver, spleen and kidney meridians entered.

Actions

Tonify qi and blood, strengthen the tendons and bones, tonify the liver and kidney, dispel wind-damp.

Indications

Lumbago, rheumatic arthritis, impotence, infantile malnutrition, ecthyma, anal fistula, chronic dysentery, consumptive disease, sores and weakness of waist and knees, postpartum stranguria.

Dosage and Administrations

Cook it for eating, 100~250 g, or made into powder. Proper dosage is for external application, made into slices for applying on the affected area.

Cautions

It is contraindicated in case of asthenic fever and exogenous disease.