Monopterus albus meat is tender and delicious, with high nutritional value. Eel contains protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, thiamine (vitamin B 1), riboflavin (B2), nicotinic acid (vitamin PP), ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and other vitamins, as well as rich DHA and lecithin. It has the effects of strengthening brain, clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood, relieving pain, dispelling pathogenic wind, relieving swelling, moistening intestine, stopping bleeding, lowering blood sugar and regulating blood pressure.