Sea cucumber contains protein, calcium, potassium, zinc, iron, selenium, manganese and other active substances. Other active ingredients in sea cucumber include holothurin, acidic mucopolysaccharide of sea cucumber composed of hexosamine, hexuronic acid and fucose, and 18 amino acids without cholesterol. Because the sea cucumber is warm, it has the effects of tonifying kidney and essence, nourishing yin and strengthening yang, nourishing blood and moistening dryness, regulating menstruation and relieving fatigue, and preventing and benefiting fetus.

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, kidney is the foundation of human body. As long as there is a problem with the kidney, not only is the quality of sexual life reduced, but other organs will also dry up accordingly. The effect of sea cucumber on human body is mainly to tonify the kidney and consolidate the foundation, which is also a common saying. As long as a person's kidney is strong, all organs and meridians will be correspondingly strong, and eventually the human body will be healthier and the ability to resist diseases will be greatly enhanced.

From the perspective of western medicine, sea cucumber can have many functions, because it can repair and enhance human immunity. Through the analysis of the components of sea cucumber, it is found that this is mainly because the acidic polysaccharides, peptides and other active substances contained in sea cucumber can greatly improve human immunity. As long as the human body has strong immunity, it can resist various diseases. Sea cucumber contains a lot of selenium, which can effectively prevent cancer, chondroitin sulfate can delay aging, arginine and zinc can nourish yin and strengthen yang.