Snakehead fish (Channa striatus) are the nutraceutical

Abstract

Snakehead fish (Channa striatus) are an economic value native freshwater fish of Thailand. Snakehead fish are a nutraceutical, contains amino acids and concentrated fatty acids that have medicinal effects, used to heal wounds, relieve pain and increase energy; fillets are used to produce concentrated albumin extracted, skin and fish scales made collagen powder used in health supplements, cosmetics and skin care products, fish bone powder is a fine white powder with high in calcium used as a health food additive. The ancient medicine recipe called "Panchakone" from the Morana Yanna Sutta (the perception of death) Scripture uses whole snakehead fish as a tonic for all four elements in the complete healthy condition. In Thai Traditional scriptures; meat is nourish the body and boosts energy; chin for mild spasm of tongue, lock jaws, and convulsion; stone in fish head for lacrimal insufficiency; gallbladder for nourishing bile, enhancing appetite, curing iritis, and infectious diseases in the early childhood; roasted scales for uterine contraction, erectile dysfunction, relieve from chronic gastrointestinal ailment of the children. Utilizing snakehead fish as drugs will increase opportunity in medication and drugs development with higher value added.