What are the effects and functions of eels?

Yiqi Yangxue, Qufeng Tongluo

Eel is rich in protein, iron and B vitamins, which is helpful for the synthesis of blood cells, improving anemia, benefiting qi and relieving leukorrhagia, and alleviating symptoms such as nocturnal emission, excessive leucorrhea and neurasthenia caused by physical weakness. Women who are weak after childbirth can also eat eel properly. Eel also contains more unsaturated fatty acids, which can regulate blood lipids and soften blood vessels. Eel medicine also has the function of expelling wind and dredging collaterals, which can relieve the pain of bone and joint caused by rheumatism.