1. Sea cucumber has anti-tumor and immunomodulatory effects: Sea cucumber contains substances such as sea cucumber mucopolysaccharide and sea cucumber saponin, which helps to increase the number of macrophages in human body and reduce the total number of cancer cells in human body, thus preventing the occurrence of cancer.

2. Sea cucumber has the functions of nourishing yin and strengthening yang, and nourishing qi and blood: Sea cucumber contains protein, calcium, potassium, zinc, iron, selenium, manganese and other active substances, which can tonify kidney and replenish essence, nourish yin and strengthen yang, nourish blood and moisten dryness, regulate menstruation, relieve fatigue, prevent miscarriage and benefit childbirth.

3. Sea cucumber has the function of repairing and enhancing human immunity: it contains acidic polysaccharides, peptides and other active substances, which can greatly improve human immunity and help resist various diseases. Moreover, it contains a lot of selenium, which can effectively prevent cancer. Chondroitin sulfate can delay aging, and arginine and zinc can nourish yin and strengthen yang.

4. Sea cucumber can promote healing: Sea cucumber can quickly heal wounds, repair the gastrointestinal tract damaged for many years, repair the immune system, repair islets and restore hematopoietic function.

People who are not suitable for eating sea cucumbers:

1. Infants generally eat less or carefully sea cucumber, because sea cucumber is mainly glial protein, which belongs to incomplete protein. It is best not to eat it to avoid indigestion.

2. Rheumatoid patients and people who take traditional Chinese medicine had better not eat sea cucumber.

People who have a cold, fever, wet spleen and stomach, and cough with excessive phlegm, it is best not to eat sea cucumber.

4. People with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, gastrointestinal diseases, hyperuricemia and protein's allergy should not eat sea cucumber to avoid adverse conditions.

Extended data:

Sea cucumber belongs to the class Holothuria, which is a marine echinoderm living below 8000 meters by the sea. It has a history of more than 600 million years. Sea cucumbers feed on algae and plankton on the seabed. Sea cucumbers are covered with thorns and are widely distributed in the oceans of the world. There are many kinds of sea cucumbers along the coast of South China Sea in China, and about 20 kinds of sea cucumbers are edible.

Sea ginseng, bird's nest and shark's fin are equally famous, and it is one of the eight treasures in the world. Sea cucumber is not only a precious food, but also a precious medicinal material. According to "Compendium of Materia Medica", sea cucumber is sweet and salty, which has the functions of tonifying kidney and essence, absorbing urine and strengthening yang, treating impotence, and being warm and nourishing, so it is named sea cucumber.

References:

Functions and Taboos of Sea Cucumber-People's Network