The effects and functions of eating live loaches

Loach has become a delicacy on people's tables, and more and more people like to eat loach. There are many ways to cook loach, and people can choose according to their own taste. Live loach is a kind of medicinal material, which has great effects on the human body. However, eating live loaches requires people to accept it mentally, and it should be done when the body can tolerate it. So what are the effects and functions of eating live loaches?

1. Reduce liver fire. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that the synovial fluid on the outside of raw loach can clear the liver, promote bile secretion, and reduce inflammation. It is helpful for hepatitis and cholecystitis. It can also directly extinguish liver fire, reduce false fire, and assist in the treatment of patients with liver disease.

2. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that loach is sweet in taste and neutral in nature. It can regulate the middle and replenish qi, remove dampness and detoxify, nourish yin and clear heat, dredge meridians and replenish kidney qi. Eating loach raw can relieve alcohol, promote urination, strengthen yang, and cure hemorrhoids.

3 Precautions for eating loach raw: Eating loach raw is good for the body, but loach used to grow under moist soil, so you must do these things before eating it raw and clean the loach thoroughly.

1. Choose fresh and healthy loaches. When choosing loaches, you must choose fresh and healthy loaches, the kind that looks very energetic at first glance. This kind of loach has more mucus on its body and is the most valuable. If the loach has blood spots or wounds on its body, or has spots on its body, or if it does not swim or swims very far when touched by your hand, do not eat it.

2. Remove the mud with clean water. After buying the loach, put it in clean water. Remove the dirty water every day and replace it with clean water. Keep it for a week and wait until the mud and dirt in the intestines are discharged before eating.

3. Remove the inedible parts of the loach to avoid parasitic infection. Be sure to use special knives, chopping boards, bowls and spoons to cut open and pack the loach. Cut open the loach and remove its head, intestines, fins and tail. During the process of opening the intestines, clean the scissors frequently to prevent cross infection. In addition, cut the area behind the anus and remove the anus. During this process, be sure to rinse under running water frequently to wash away all the black membrane in the abdomen until you can see the white meat and clear skeleton. Then chop it into pieces on a special chopping board. The smaller the pieces, the easier it is to absorb, so you can eat it raw directly.

4 Recommended way to eat loach: Although loach can be eaten raw, it contains certain parasites in its body, and you may not be able to clean them all out before eating them raw. Therefore, it is best to cook them before eating, which is healthier.

Here are some healthy recipes for cooked loach.

1. Sesame and black bean loach soup

Recipe: 250 grams of loach, 30 grams each of black sesame and black beans, and appropriate amounts of wolfberry, chicken essence and salt.

Method: 1. Wash black beans and black sesame seeds and set aside; 2. Put the loach in a pot of cold water, cover it, heat it until it scalds, then take it out, wash it, drain the water, fry it in a pan until it turns yellow, scoop it up and set aside;

3. Put all the ingredients into the pot, add appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until the black beans are cooked, add salt and chicken dregs for seasoning. Efficacy: It has the effects of nourishing the kidney and spleen, nourishing blood and promoting hair growth.

2. Ginseng, Astragalus and Loach Soup

Ingredients: 250 grams of loach, 30 grams each of astragalus, codonopsis, and yam, 5 red dates, 3 slices of ginger, and appropriate amount of salt.

Method: 1. Feed the loach with light salt water for 1-2 days; 2. Use a little salt to remove the mucus of the fed loach, then blanch it in boiling water and set aside; 3. Heat the pan, add ginger slices, sauté the loach after it is fragrant, and fry until golden, then scoop it out and set aside. 4. Wash the astragalus, codonopsis, red dates and yam, put them into a clay pot together with the loach, add appropriate amount of water, and simmer over low heat; 5. After simmering over low heat for 2 hours, season with salt and serve.

Efficacy: Astragalus has the effect of calming the central nervous system, improving immunity and accelerating metabolism.

5 Taboos on eating loach

1. Loach should not be eaten with dog meat. Dog blood and loach are incompatible, sour, salty and warm in nature. People with yin deficiency and excess fire should avoid eating them.

2. Loach cannot be eaten with crab because loach is warm and tonic, while crab is cold and sharp. The two have opposite functions. If they are eaten at the same time, poisoning will occur.

3. Loach cannot be eaten with cucumber, as this will be detrimental to the digestion and absorption of nutrients.

4. Loach cannot be eaten together with Artemisia selengensis. If the two are eaten together, the nutritional value will be reduced, and digestion and absorption will be affected, which is harmful to health.

Recommendation: It is best to eat loach with tofu. The combination of the two is not only fresh and delicious, but also makes the nutritional effect even better.