What are the effects and functions of sea sparrows

Traditional Chinese medicine is everywhere in people's daily lives. Compared with the direct indicator methods of Western medicine, the root cause treatment method of traditional Chinese medicine is more popular among many health-conscious people, because traditional Chinese medicine advocates regulating the body's physical fitness to achieve the treatment of diseases, especially some Chinese medicines are very effective for the human body. Sea sparrow is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine that has many benefits to the human body. So, what are the effects and functions of sea sparrow?

First, what are the effects and functions of sea sparrow? It contains amino acids and proteins, fatty acids, steroids and inorganic elements. The three-spotted seahorse contains stearic acid, cholesterol, cholesterol, etc.; the linear seahorse and spiny seahorse also contain acetylcholine esterase, cholesteryl esterase, and protease. △[Identification of medicinal materials] 1. Seahorse: The body is long, slightly curved or curled, 8 to 23 cm long, the upper part is thick and flat, with a diameter of about 2.3 cm, the lower part is thin and square, with a diameter of about 1 cm, and the tail is slightly pointed and curved. The head is like a horse's head, with a long tubular mouth and two deep-set eyes. The surface is yellowish white or grayish brown, slightly shiny, with 6 ridges on the upper part and 4 ridges on the lower part, densely covered with raised horizontal stripes, serrated edges, and fins on the back. The bones are hard and difficult to break. It has a slightly fishy smell and a slightly salty taste. 2. Spiny seahorse: Similar in shape to seahorse, but smaller, about 15 cm long, with hard spines all over the body, 2 to 4 mm long. The rest are the same as above. Both types are better when they are large, white, complete, and without any broken heads or tails. 3. Sea maggots are small seahorses. The young seahorses are dried and commercially known as sea maggots. Similar in shape to a seahorse, but smaller in size. (Bottom right of the photo) Key table for the above three medicinal materials: 1. Body length is more than 7 cm..2. Body without hard and long spines………………………………Seahorse 2. Body with hard and long spines…………………………………………Seahorse 1. Body length is less than 7 cm, without hard and long spines…………………………Sea maggot △ Effect: [Nature and flavor] Sweet and warm. [Function] Nourishes the kidney and strengthens yang, eliminates symptoms and masses. [Main indications] Kidney deficiency, impotence, dystocia, abdominal masses, carbuncle, swelling and infection, etc. [Dosage] 3.5g～10g. [Contraindications] Not suitable for people with yin deficiency and heat. Belongs to the class Pisces, family Syngnathidae. Also known as Longluozi, it is a precious medicinal material with the effects of strengthening the body, inducing labor, relieving pain, strengthening the heart, dispersing knots, reducing swelling, relaxing muscles and tendons, and relieving cough and asthma. There is a saying that "there is ginseng in the north and seahorse in the south". In addition to being used to manufacture various synthetic medicines, seahorses can also be taken directly to improve health and treat diseases.

Second, there is a saying that "Ginseng in the north and seahorse in the south". In addition to being used to manufacture various synthetic medicines, seahorses can also be taken directly to improve health and treat diseases. There are several main ways to take it: 1. Dry the seahorse and grind it into powder, soak it in pure rice wine for a month, and drink a small cup every night before going to bed; 2. Add Chinese angelica, Astragalus, Codonopsis, Chinese yam, red dates, wolfberry and other Chinese medicine and chicken stew, and eat it as a daily tonic; 3. Use a pig kidney each time, cut it in the middle, clamp 1-2 seahorses, put it in a porcelain bowl and stew it in water, and eat it before going to bed at night. [Edit this section] Modern pharmacological effects of hippocampus 1. Sex hormone-like effects: The ethanol extract of hippocampus (i.e. "seahorse wine") can both induce and prolong the estrus period of female mice and increase the weight of the uterus and ovaries, and significantly increase the weight of the prostate, seminal vesicles, and levator ani muscles of male mice, exhibiting an androgen-like effect. 2. Anti-aging: Hippocampus can enhance the hypoxia tolerance of mice, reduce the activity of monoamine oxidase, and reduce the content of lipid peroxides in the body. In addition, various hippocampal extracts have the effect of calcium channel blockers. By blocking calcium influx, it protects neurons. 3. It has anti-cancer activity. [Edit this section] Seahorse diet refers to the whole of the lined seahorse, thorny seahorse, large seahorse, three-spotted seahorse or small seahorse (seahorse) of the family Syngnathidae. It is produced in coastal areas such as Guangdong, Fujian and Taiwan. Catch in summer and autumn, wash, or remove the internal organs and membrane, and dry in the sun. Crush or grind it into powder for use. [Properties] Sweet and salty in taste, warm in nature. It can nourish the kidney, strengthen yang, promote blood circulation and relieve blood stasis. [Reference] The spiny seahorse contains protein, fat, and multiple amino acids.

What are the effects and functions of sea sparrows? Hippocampus can prolong the mating period of female mice, and can also cause the mating period of castrated mice, and can increase the weight of the uterus and ovaries; hippocampus extract has androgen-like effects. [Use] Used for impotence due to kidney deficiency, low sperm count, infertility due to uterine coldness, soreness of waist and knees, frequent urination; kidney qi deficiency, shortness of breath; traumatic injury, pain caused by blood stasis. [Usage] 3~5g per day, 1~1.5g each time. Take with warm water, soak in wine, or add to dishes. [Additional recipe] 1. Ginseng and seahorse powder: ginseng, seahorse and fennel in equal parts. Grind it into fine powder and add a little salt. Take 1g each time with warm water or eat with cooked meat. This recipe uses ginseng and seahorse to replenish vital energy and strengthen kidney yang, while fennel warms the kidney and aids yang. It is used for kidney yang deficiency, lack of vital energy, impotence, low back pain, shortness of breath and fatigue. 2. Seahorse and Cistanche Chicken: 1 pair of seahorses, 30g Cistanche, 15g Cuscuta, 1 young rooster. Remove the intestines of the chicken, wash it, cut it into pieces, add water and stew it with the seahorse; boil Cistanche and Cuscuta in water to get a thick juice, add it when the chicken is well cooked, and season it with ginger, pepper, salt, etc. This recipe uses seahorse to nourish the kidney and strengthen yang, Cistanche and Cuscuta australis to replenish kidney yang and benefit yin essence, and chicken to replenish essence and blood. Used for impotence due to kidney deficiency, low sperm count, or liver and kidney deficiency and infertility. Ingredients for costus root soup: 1 male and 1 female seahorse, 30g costus root, 60g each of fried rhubarb and fried white morning glory seeds, 49 croton seeds, and 60g of green tangerine peel. Preparation method: Soak cork, rhubarb, and white morning glory in children's urine, use it to wrap croton, and then soak it in children's urine for 7 days. Take it out and fry it with bran until it turns yellow. Remove the croton and grind the green peel into powder (the seahorse can also be ground into powder). Decoction once a day, 6g each time, taken warm before bedtime. It is mainly used to treat long-term accumulation of deficiency and excess symptoms. Ingredients for seahorse wine: 50g seahorse, 500ml white wine. Preparation method: Grind the seahorse into powder and soak it in wine. Drink it after 10 days. Twice a day, 10 ml each time. Efficacy: Warming the kidney and strengthening yang, promoting blood circulation and dispelling cold. It is suitable for symptoms such as chills, low back pain, fatigue, impotence, premature ejaculation, male infertility, urgency and frequency of urination, and injuries caused by kidney yang deficiency. Note: Seahorse wine is sweet and warm in nature.