Medicinal dishes from Loach fish
Along with chicken, soft-shell turtle, sparrow, loach is an effective food to help nourish the kidneys and strengthen yang.
Loach is also known as field loach, mud loach; scientific name is Migurnus anguilicaudtuy. This is a freshwater fish that lives in ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams; has a round body, flattened on both sides, especially near the tail, about 15 cm long. Loach has a small, slightly round head, small eyes, low mouth with whiskers, thin skin, under the skin there are many glands that secrete mucus so it is very smooth. Loach scales are small, hidden deep under the skin so it is difficult to see; dorsal fin has no hard spines, pectoral and pelvic fins are short, caudal fin is wide.
Loach fish are yellow, brown or dark gray, the back is darker than the belly, there are many dots on the body, each dot is made up of many small dots. At the base of the caudal fin there is a large black dot, on the fin there are many black stripes. In the South there is also chach lau - also a type of loach but very large, grilled, fried or made into hot pot are all delicious.
Loach has up to 9.6% protein with many irreplaceable amino acids, 3.7 lipids (fats), 28 mg Ca, 72 mg P, 0.9 mg Fe and many vitamins such as A, B1, B2... Loach can be processed into many delicious, nutritious dishes, especially nourishing. In addition, loach also has medicinal effects.
In traditional medicine, loach is also called ne thu or thu ngu. This fish has a sweet taste, neutral properties, and the effect of replenishing the middle and benefiting qi, eliminating dampness, quenching thirst, and sobering up; used to treat diabetes, impotence, viral hepatitis, hemorrhoids, and itching.
Loach is commonly found in all three regions of our country. Photo: Ho Chi Minh City Fishing Club
Tue Tinh wrote in Nam Duoc Than Lieu: Loach has sweet taste, neutral nature, non-toxic, slippery slime, reduces thirst, kills hemorrhoids, cures hangovers, strengthens yang, and replenishes qi. Hai Thuong Lan Ong also recorded in Linh Nam Ban Thao: Thu Ngu is the loach, non-toxic, sweet and neutral, lives in ponds and streams; strengthens yang, replenishes blood, increases qi; cures heat, confusion, hemorrhoids, thirst.
Among the kidney-tonifying foods, we must mention the chicken, soft-shell turtle, sparrow and loach. These are 4 special foods that have the effect of enhancing the sexual power of men, and at the same time have certain effectiveness in treating male diseases such as impotence, spermatorrhea...
Loach is an ideal aphrodisiac food. Process this fish and eat it while it is still hot, continuously for 5-6 days to make the spirit refreshed, increase sexual desire. Loach is also a quite effective remedy for impotence. Use 250g of loach, 50g of chive seeds. Clean the loach, remove all the organs; clean the chive seeds and wrap them in cloth. Put both ingredients in a pot with 500ml of clean water, enough salt, boil the water then simmer, when there is about 1/2 water left, remove the chive seeds, eat the fish and drink the water. Eat once a day, 10 times is a course. Use 2 courses, the effect will be clear.
Loach also cures diabetes. The preparation is as follows: 10 loach fish, remove head and tail, clean and dry, burn into charcoal and grind into powder. Fresh lotus leaves are also dried and ground into powder. When using, take equal amounts of both, mix well, 2 teaspoons each time.
Loach can cure physical weakness. This remedy has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, enriching the blood, suitable for people with physical weakness, thinness, anemia, malnourished children... Loach 120g, fried until golden; medicinal ingredients include: Astragalus 15g, Codonopsis pilosula 15g, Chinese yam 30g, Chinese jujube 15g, fresh ginger
5 g. Cook all thoroughly, take the water, discard the residue, divide into several servings per day.
Loach cures liver and urinary incontinence. This dish helps to strengthen the spleen and stomach, eliminate dampness, and is suitable for people with hepatitis, jaundice, and urinary incontinence. 250g loach, 0.5kg tofu. Clean the loach, remove the head and tail, cut the tofu into pieces, cook until done, then add the fish and boil for a while, add onions, fresh ginger, and spices, and serve as soup.
According to Laborer - NT
