典藏书目

[Background Information]
Book: Bencao Pinhui Jingyao (Essential Collection of Materia Medica)
Author: Wang Haogu
Dynasty: Yuan
Chapter: Scales Fish / ... / Scales Fish (Total 4 sections)
Category: Materia Medica

[Original Text to Process]
Sound sequence, non-toxic, oviparous.
Fish meat mainly warms the middle and benefits qi; excessive consumption causes heat in the middle and thirst (Bencao Gangmu). [Name] Silver carp (Lishi Zhen said): The finest wine is called... The finest fish is called... (Lu Dian said): It likes to swim in groups with each other, hence called "connected", therefore called silver carp (Chuan said): Fish belonging to this group swim in a connected manner, which is correct. [Location] Found everywhere. [Time] (Harvest) No specific time. [Use] Meat. [Quality/Characteristics] Shape resembles [missing character/context implies similar fish] but with a small head, flat body, fine scales, and fat belly. Thus (Xi Zheng Fu said): Beautiful bream leap with flashing scales, white... losing water easily dies, this is a weak fish. There are also flower silver carp. [Color] Very white. [Taste] Sweet. [Nature] Warm. [Contraindication] Should not be eaten excessively as it may cause sores.

Non-toxic, oviparous.
Trout meat mainly warms the stomach and harmonizes the middle (Bencao Gangmu). [Name] Trout fish (Sound: Bi), Red-eyed fish (Lishi Zhen): According to (Shuowen Jiezi): Trout is a red-eyed fish (Sun Yan said): Trout likes to walk alone, respected and necessary, hence the character consists of 'zun' and 'bi'. [Location] Found everywhere. [Time] (Harvest) No specific time. [Use] Meat. [Quality/Characteristics] Shape resembles [missing character] but smaller, red veins penetrate the pupil, body round and long, scales finer than [missing character], likes to eat snails and clams, good at escaping nets. [Color] Green body with red markings. [Taste] Sweet. [Nature] Warm. [Contraindication] Should not be eaten excessively as it moves wind-heat and causes sores and tinea.

Non-toxic, oviparous.
Bamboo fish meat mainly harmonizes the middle, benefits qi, and removes dampness (Bencao Gangmu). [Location] Produced in rivers such as Xiang and Li near Guilin. [Time] (Harvest) No specific time. [Use] Meat. [Quality/Characteristics] Taste like mandarin fish meat, considered a precious delicacy in Guangnan. [Shape] Resembles black carp but larger with few bones and spines. [Color] Like bamboo color, green and lovely, with vermilion spots interspersed under the scales. [Taste] Sweet. [Nature] Neutral.

Sound: Gan, non-toxic, oviparous.
Fish meat mainly stops vomiting when eaten, warms the middle and benefits the stomach (Bencao Gangmu). [Name] Guan fish (Sound: Gan), Widower fish, Yellow-cheeked fish (Lishi Zhen said): Dare... KT... KT sound is xian, eating without satiety, strong and difficult to catch, swallowing [missing] same kind, force dares and KT things. Its nature walks alone, hence called widower (Shi Jing said): These fish are bream and widower fish. [Seedling/Breeding] (Yi Yuan said): When various fish want to spawn, [missing] rushes its head against their belly, the world calls it the mother of many fish giving birth. However, when various fish give birth, male [missing] fish must rush its head against their belly and still urinate white to cover their eggs, not necessarily all [missing] eggs. [Location] Produced in rivers and lakes. [Time] (Harvest) No specific time. [Use] Meat. [Quality/Characteristics] Body resembles [missing] with flat belly, head resembles grass carp but mouth large, cheeks resemble [missing] with yellow color, scales resemble trout but slightly finer. Large ones weigh thirty or forty jin. Eating fish is most toxic; if this is in a pond, other fish cannot be kept. (Dong Shan Jing said): Water of Gu'er has many [missing] fish, this is it. [Color] Yellow. [Taste] Sweet. [Nature] Neutral.