Snakehead Fish (Channa argus)

乌鳢wū lǐWuli

Channa argus · Animal

Channa argus
Photo: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Not a plant; caution with fish allergies.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Snakehead Fish for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

BeriberiBleeding From HemorrhoidsDamp ImpedimentFullness In Stomach Duct BloatingEdemaEdema In PregnancyHabitual AbortionIntestinal WindPostpartum Scant MilkScab & LichenTuberculosis & Vacuity

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Snakehead Fish does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Disinhibit Water & Disperse EdemaSupplement Spleen & Fortify Stomach