What are the effects and side effects of sea cucumbers?

Many people like to eat sea cucumbers. Soak the dried sea cucumbers and they will be chewier when eaten. Sea cucumbers can also be combined with other vegetables to make various dishes. Sea cucumbers are very nutritious and have many benefits. Of course, many people don’t know much about the benefits of sea cucumbers. In addition, not everyone is suitable for eating sea cucumbers. Let me introduce to you the benefits and side effects of sea cucumbers!

1. God of brain health, intelligence and longevity

Sea cucumbers contain more than 50 kinds of natural nutrients. Among them, acidic mucopolysaccharides and chondroitin have special effects in delaying aging. In addition, manganese, taurine, etc. have unique functions in delaying the aging of the human body. Therefore, sea cucumber is also called the "God of Longevity". It is an ideal food therapy for patients with diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease and cerebral thrombosis.

2. Sea cucumbers are called marine Viagra

The active substances contained in sea cucumbers, such as zinc, acidic mucopolysaccharides, and sea cucumber extract, can enhance erectile strength, inhibit ovulation and stimulate uterine contractions, improve brain and gonadal nerve conduction, delay gonadal aging and increase sexual desire. Sea cucumbers are the richest source of arginine and are known as the "monopoly man". Arginine is a major component of male sex cells.

3. Sea cucumber is also an anti-cancer elixir

Sea cucumber toxin, also known as sea cucumber saponin, is found in high concentrations in the body wall, internal organs, glands and other tissues of sea cucumbers. Sea cucumber toxin is an anti-toxic agent that can inhibit the growth of certain cancer cells. It also has strong antibacterial effects. The selenium contained in sea cucumbers can inhibit the growth of cancer cells and blood vessels, and has a significant anti-cancer effect. It has been scientifically proven that sea cucumbers have obvious anti-cancer effects and can significantly inhibit the growth and metastasis of malignant tumors.

4. Best supplements for surgical patients

An expert once conducted a comparative experiment. Among two surgical patients with similar conditions, similar ages and weights, the patient who ate a sea cucumber every day recovered fully about 20 days earlier than the other patient. Therefore, postoperative patients, pregnant women, bone trauma patients, blood donors or others who have lost too much blood. Eating sea cucumbers can replenish blood, restore vitality, and recover the body, which can significantly shorten the recovery time. Sea cucumber is known as the "king of all supplements" and the "god of blood tonic".

5. Sea cucumber is also a beauty food

The body wall of sea cucumbers contains high levels of collagen, which is comparable to the nutritional ingredients of traditional Chinese medicines such as donkey-hide gelatin, tortoise shell glue, and deer glue. Its function is to produce and nourish blood. Keep skin smooth and elastic, delay body aging. [4]

Food incompatibility

Sea cucumbers are rich in nutrients such as protein and calcium, while fruits such as grapes, persimmons, hawthorns, pomegranates, and green fruits contain more tannic acid. Eating them at the same time will not only cause protein coagulation, making it difficult to digest and absorb, but will also cause symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. In addition, sea cucumber should not be taken together with licorice. As the saying goes, "There is ginseng on land and sea cucumbers in water." Chinese medicine believes that sea cucumbers can nourish the kidneys and blood, and have very high nutritional and therapeutic value. However, if vinegar is added when cooking sea cucumbers, the nutritional value will be greatly reduced. The reason is: the acidic environment will change the spatial structure of collagen and cause the protein molecules to coagulate and contract to varying degrees. Therefore, the sea cucumber with vinegar not only has a worse texture and taste, but also has a greatly reduced nutritional value due to the destruction of collagen. In addition to not eating with fruits such as grapes, persimmons, and hawthorns, the following are also precautions for eating sea cucumbers:

1. Sea cucumbers cannot be eaten with licorice;

2. Sea cucumbers are not suitable for consumption with vinegar, as vinegar can neutralize the nutrients in them.

3. It is best for children who are too young to eat less sea cucumbers, while children with weak constitutions can eat more appropriately;

4. People with spleen deficiency and excessive phlegm should also avoid or forbid the use of sea cucumbers, as they are indigestible and increase the burden on the stomach and liver.

5. It is wrong to eat sea cucumbers in summer. People think that sea cucumbers are hot and eating them in summer will add to the heat and make people sick. This is not true.

6. Patients with colds, coughs with phlegm, diarrhea, etc. should not eat sea cucumbers;

7. People with poor liver and kidney function, such as hepatitis B patients and nephritis patients, are not suitable for nourishing with sea cucumbers.

As can be seen from the above, sea cucumbers have many functions such as brain-boosting, anti-aging, anti-cancer, and beauty. Eating some sea cucumbers properly can be said to have a good nourishing effect on the human body. However, it should be noted that there are some taboos in eating sea cucumbers. Licorice and vinegar cannot be eaten with seafood. In addition, it is best for children not to eat sea cucumbers, and patients with some diseases cannot eat them.