Yaozhu, commonly known as scallop, is the general name of many kinds of dried shellfish products. Because of its delicious taste, it is listed as one of the "eight treasures at sea". Yaozhu is sweet and salty, belonging to spleen and kidney meridian; Has the effects of nourishing yin, tonifying kidney, invigorating spleen and regulating middle energizer. The New Materia Medica says that it can "lower qi, regulate middle energizer, benefit five internal organs and cure thirst". It is often used to treat dizziness, dry throat and thirst, physical weakness, hemoptysis, spleen and stomach weakness, etc.

Yaozhu is rich in protein and a little iodine, and its efficacy is close to that of seaweed and kelp, but it contains a very rich fragrance and tastes more delicious. Therefore, it is always used for soup and seasoning in Cantonese homes.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that regular consumption of Yaozhu helps to lower blood pressure and cholesterol, strengthen the body, and also has the functions of anti-cancer, softening blood vessels and preventing arteriosclerosis. Experts pointed out that Yaozhu is especially suitable for people who use their brains excessively, work at night or suffer from neurasthenia, eye fatigue and headache.

Special reminder: children, gout, hyperthyroidism patients should not eat more. People who are allergic to seafood are not suitable.

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1, Yaozhu radish soup

Ingredients: half root of white radish (cut into pieces), yaozhu 10, onion (cut into pieces), ginger (sliced), oil, coriander (minced) and cooking wine.

Efficacy: nourishing yin, regulating middle energizer, promoting digestion and resolving phlegm. Suitable for people with spleen deficiency and poor appetite.

Scallop (scallop) is a kind of seafood. This seafood product contains a lot of protein and nutrients, which can strengthen the spleen and stomach, help digestion, reduce blood lipid and blood pressure, and accelerate the metabolism of oleic acid. Therefore, moderate consumption of scallops is beneficial to our physical and mental health, but children can only eat scallops after 4 years old.