Although fish maw is very nutritious, it is not without side effects. So what are the side effects of fish maw?

Adverse reactions that may occur after eating fish maw include nausea, vomiting, dry mouth, dizziness, and in severe cases, convulsions, delirium, coma, difficulty breathing, and finally death from respiratory failure. The unexplained undesirable mechanism is that the geraniol contained in the volatile oil of fish maw can cause respiratory paralysis and death of animals.

Modern medical research has found that semen contains more than 50 substances such as arginine, multiple vitamins, hormones, enzymes, choline, zinc and calcium. Fish maw is rich in arginine, with an arginine content as high as 38.9mg/g. Arginine is the main component of sperm and has the ability to improve sperm motility. However, fish maw is not suitable for people with a dull stomach, excessive phlegm, and thick and greasy tongue coating; people with colds should also avoid eating fish maw; people with poor appetite and excessive phlegm and dampness should also not eat fish maw.