People in China have been eating sea cucumbers for thousands of years. Sea cucumber has been eaten or used as a tonic with high value since ancient times. Data show that Stichopus japonicus is a natural treasure house of nutrition, containing a high proportion of protein, rich vitamins and trace elements, and some special nutrients, with more than 50 kinds of nutrients.
According to statistics, only 40 of more than 800 species of sea cucumber are edible, and there are about 20 species in China, among which the nutritional value of sea cucumber in the north is the highest. Among all kinds of delicious food, sea cucumber is among the "eight treasures", which has the health care functions of invigorating qi, nourishing five internal organs and eliminating deficiency. It has many medicinal functions, such as promoting blood circulation, invigorating kidney and essence, strengthening yang, relieving fatigue, nourishing yin and promoting diuresis, softening and strengthening the body, clearing intestine and moistening dryness. Various books and publications have also expounded its functions of invigorating spleen and moistening dryness, improving intelligence and improving eyesight, nourishing blood and caring skin, blackening hair and caring skin, and moistening skin and prolonging life, so as to meet the needs of different groups of men, women and children.
(A) Bushen Yijing
Sea cucumber is a kind of precious seafood, named after its nourishing effect is similar to ginseng. Stichopus japonicus grows in the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea and the shallow sea bottom along the coast of Guangdong and Fujian. Because it is mainly submerged fishing, the number is very small.
Nutrient content of dried sea cucumber per100g
Project protein Fat Sugar Calories Calcium Phosphorus Iron Potassium Vitamin B 1 Vitamin B2 Nicotinic Acid
The content is 76.5g1.1g13.2g 288.9g/kJ 357mg12mg2.4mg70mg0.01mg0.02mg0.1mg.
Stichopus japonicus has certain characteristics in composition, that is, the cholesterol content is very low and the fat is relatively small. It is a typical food with high protein, low fat and low cholesterol, especially suitable for patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia and coronary heart disease.
Sea cucumber is not only delicious at the banquet, but also a treasure that nourishes the human body. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that sea cucumber is sweet, salty and warm, and has the functions of tonifying kidney and essence, strengthening yang and treating flaccidity, moistening dryness and relaxing bowels. Anyone with dizziness, tinnitus, backache, wet dream's nocturnal emission and frequent urination can take sea cucumber as a nourishing and dietetic product.
(2) the therapeutic range of sea cucumber
1, tumor and cancer
2, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, thrombosis, venous thrombosis, myocardial infarction, heart disease.
3, gastric and duodenal ulcers, chronic nephritis, diabetes, neurasthenia.
4, hepatitis, liver dysfunction, liver cirrhosis
5, anemia, tuberculosis, tuberculosis hemoptysis and all kinds of bleeding.
6, tumor metastasis, retinopathy, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration
7. AIDS, psoriasis, immune and non-immune inflammation and arthritis
8, sick, easy to catch a cold, physical weakness after illness, postpartum weakness, postoperative tonic, chronic illness with low fever, low back pain, tinnitus.
(3) Life preservative-sea cucumber
1, the god of brain, wisdom and longevity.
Sea cucumber contains more than 50 kinds of natural nutrients. Among them, acidic mucopolysaccharide and chondroitin have special effects of delaying aging. It can obviously reduce the contents of lipofuscin in heart tissue and hydroxyproline in skin, and has the purpose of delaying aging. Sea cucumber is called "monopoly" because of its high arginine content. It is an important raw material for synthesizing human collagen. In addition, manganese, taurine, etc. All have unique functions of delaying human aging. Therefore, Stichopus japonicus is also called "the God of Longevity". It is an ideal diet therapy for patients with diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease and cerebral thrombosis, and it is also the most effective substance to prevent atherosclerosis and repair old myocardial infarction. It has anticoagulant, blood lipid lowering, blood viscosity and plasma viscosity, and is obviously dependent on cerebral thrombosis, convalescence of myocardial infarction and ischemic heart disease, and has the functions of lowering blood pressure, reducing blood lipid and improving human immunity. It can improve the recovery period of myocardial infarction and cerebral thrombosis, and has the functions of clearing blood and preventing hypertension and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases; It can improve blood sugar and urine sugar of diabetic patients.
2. Ocean Viagra-Sea Cucumber
The active substances such as zinc, acidic mucopolysaccharide and Stichopus japonicus contained in sea cucumber have the functions of improving erectile capacity, inhibiting ovulation and stimulating contraction, improving nerve conduction of brain and gonad, delaying gonadal aging and increasing sexual desire. Stichopus japonicus is rich in arginine, so it is called "monopoly". Arginine is the main component of male sperm. It is very popular to use sea cucumber to tonify kidney in Korea and Japan. The secret of eating sea cucumber for tonifying kidney is to eat it continuously for more than 6 days according to the course of treatment, and the best effect is to eat it on an empty stomach every morning.
3. Anti-cancer panacea-sea cucumber
Stichopus japonicus has strong cytotoxicity and fish toxicity, can inhibit cancer cells, inhibit the synthesis of protein and ribonucleic acid, improve human immunity, resist cancer and sterilization, and has strong antiseptic ability. Selenium contained in sea cucumber can inhibit the growth of cancer cells and blood vessels, and has obvious anti-cancer effect. Sea cucumber has obvious curative effect on cancer and obvious inhibitory effect on the growth and metastasis of malignant tumor, which has been scientifically proved. Clinically, it has been widely used for dietotherapy and treatment of patients with liver cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, bone cancer, lymphoma, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, breast cancer, leukemia, brain tumor and benign and malignant tumors with postoperative metastasis and recurrence.
4, the ideal tonic for pregnant women
Women eat sea cucumber from pregnancy, which can provide rich brain gold for the development of baby's brain and nervous system. Experiments show that children who absorb DNA from breast milk have a particularly strong memory; Conducive to children's physical development and IQ level. Through the follow-up investigation of 1000 pregnant women, it was found that every pregnant woman ate sea cucumber1000 g, and none of the babies born had mental retardation, calcium deficiency, hepatitis B, bright black hair and expired deciduous teeth.
5, the best tonic for surgical patients
The content of arginine in sea cucumber is the highest. Arginine is an important raw material for synthesizing human collagen, which plays a special role in the repair of body injury. Some people have done comparative experiments: two surgical patients with similar conditions and similar age and weight, the patient who eats a sea cucumber every day will fully recover about 20 days earlier than the other patient. Therefore, patients after operation, pregnant women, patients with fracture and trauma, blood donors or other people with excessive blood loss can obviously shorten the rehabilitation time by eating sea cucumber to stop bleeding, replenish blood, restore vitality and restore body shape. Sea cucumber is known as "the first tonic" and "the god of enriching blood".
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(4) How to distinguish Stichopus japonicus
Salted sea cucumber and ready-to-eat sea cucumber-it is best to choose large, thick meat and no sediment. If it is found that Stichopus japonicus is over-inflated, the meat loses its toughness, and the fingers will break when squeezed with a little force, and it can smell obvious alkali smell, it must not be purchased.
Dried Stichopus japonicus-The color should be dark gray or gray, the shape should be complete and regular, the body should be uniform, the size should be basically the same, the tip should be solid and shiny, the tip should be straight and complete, a little lime should be exposed at the mouth, the incision should be small and clear, and the foot under the abdomen should be dense and clear. According to the specifications, the single weight varies from about 7 grams to more than 15 grams; There is no salt frost on the body surface; There is little charcoal ash or plant ash attached, and there is no impurity or odor.
(5) method for make sea cucumber hair
First, clean ginseng, then soak it in 15℃ ~ 25℃ warm water for 24 hours, and then cook it with clear water and low fire. After boiling, simmer 15-20 minutes, then turn off the fire, stew in water, and naturally cool. Then take the sea cucumber out of the pot, wash it, soak it in pure water for 12 hours, and then open the mouth to remove the teeth (the white object on the head is the sea cucumber teeth)
Note: 1, don't throw away the tendon, it has high nutritional value and can be used as soup; 2. The water quality must be clean in the process of sending ginseng; 3, sending sea cucumbers with pure water is not only big but also well absorbed by the human body; 4. The sea cucumber container uses a clean and oil-free special pot with the best water capacity; 5. The sea cucumber can be stored in cold storage after it is delivered; 6, it is best not to use thermos bottles, because the heat preservation effect is good and the sea cucumber is perishable at high temperature for a long time; 7. protein and nutrients in sea cucumber are not allowed in water, so we are not afraid of the loss of nutrients in sea cucumber.
Special instructions
If you are pressed for time or lazy, hehe, after washing the sea cucumber, put it in a thermos bottle filled with half a bottle of boiling water the night before (half a bottle of water won't soak the sea cucumber), take it out the next morning, soak it in clear water for one day, and you can eat it at night. Of course, you can send it another day. A bigger one tastes better. Sea cucumber is good, but not everyone is suitable for tonic sea cucumber. Sea cucumber moistens the five internal organs, nourishes body fluid and benefits water.
People with excessive phlegm and diarrhea should not eat it. Don't eat if the spleen and stomach are weak, but you can take sea cucumber health food selectively. Stichopus japonicus is rich in protein, calcium and other nutrients, while grapes, persimmons, hawthorn, pomegranate, olives and other fruits contain more acid. At the same time, eating them will not only coagulate protein, but also cause abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms.