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Oyster contains 18 kinds of amino acids, glycogen, B vitamins, taurine, calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc and other nutrients. Eating it often can improve the body's immunity. Taurine contained in oysters can reduce blood fat and blood pressure.
In ancient Greek mythology, oysters are food representing love. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, oysters ventilate water, moisten the lungs and benefit kidney water. Western medicine has proved that it is one of the natural foods with the most zinc (the content of oyster meat per 100 grams is as high as 100mg), that is, eating only 2 ~ 3 oysters every day can provide you with the zinc you need all day. The great value of zinc is that it is a mineral in male reproductive system, especially in the past 50 years, the number of male * * * has decreased obviously, and it is necessary to supplement enough zinc.
2, Ningxin
Cui Yuxi said in the book of food classics that "oyster meat can cure sleepless nights, and its treatment is uncertain." Regular consumption can reduce symptoms such as restlessness, palpitation and insomnia, dizziness and tinnitus caused by yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity. A variety of vitamins and minerals contained in oysters, especially selenium, can regulate nerves and stabilize emotions.
3, puzzle and brain
Taurine, DHA and EPA are important nutrients for intellectual development. Glycogen is a form of energy storage in human body, which can improve the efficiency of physical and mental activities. In addition, pharmacological experiments show that the use of oyster shells to increase the zinc content in the body can increase the ratio of zinc to cadmium in the body, which is conducive to improving and preventing hypertension and plays a role in protecting and strengthening the brain.
4. Benefiting stomach and promoting fluid production
Li Shizhen also said in "Oyster" that "meat cures asthenia, and it annoys you after hangover. Oyster shells are soft and hard, clearing away heat and removing dampness, stopping heart and spleen pain, red and white diarrhea, and eliminating hernia. " It is slightly cold and has the function of acid production, so it is more beneficial to people with hyperacidity or gastric ulcer.
5. Strengthen muscles and bones
It is recorded in Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica that "(oysters) take it for a long time, strengthen joints, kill evil spirits and prolong life". The content of calcium in oysters is close to that of milk, and the content of iron is 2 1 times that of milk, which contributes to the growth of bones and teeth after eating.
6, fine skin beauty
Calcium in oysters makes the skin smooth, and copper makes the skin look good and looks particularly bloody; Potassium can treat dry skin and acne; Vitamins can also smooth the skin and regulate the secretion of oil.
7, prolong life
Oysters are rich in nucleic acids, which play an important role in the synthesis of protein, thus delaying skin aging and reducing the formation. With the growth of age, the ability of human body to synthesize nucleic acid gradually decreases, and it can only be ingested from food. In this respect, the milk that people drink every day is far less than the nutritional value of "submarine milk".
Nutritional value of oysters
Oysters, also known as "milk in the sea". It is rich in protein and zinc that human body lacks. Eating oysters can prevent dry skin, promote skin metabolism and decompose melanin. It is a rare beauty product.
1, Oyster extract can obviously inhibit platelet aggregation, reduce blood lipid and TXA2 content in blood of patients with hyperlipidemia, facilitate insulin secretion and utilization, enhance the sensitivity of malignant tumor cells to radiation, and inhibit their growth.
2. The rich taurine contained in oysters has obvious hepatoprotective and cholagogic effects, which is also a good medicine for preventing and treating intrahepatic cholestasis during pregnancy.
3, the rich and glycogen contained in it is good for promoting fetal, corrective and physical recovery.
4. Oysters are the best food for calcium supplementation. They are rich in phosphorus. Because calcium needs the help of phosphorus when it is absorbed by the body, it is beneficial to the absorption of calcium.
5. Oysters also contain 2, which is lacking in general foods. The diamond element in 2 is an indispensable substance to prevent pernicious anemia, so oysters have an active hematopoietic function.
6. There are many excellent amino acids in protein contained in oysters. These amino acids can detoxify and remove toxic substances in the body. Among them, aminoethanesulfonic acid can reduce the blood cholesterol concentration, thus preventing arteriosclerosis.
7. Every 100 grams of oysters, zinc is as high as 13.2 mg. Men can meet their body's demand for zinc by eating one every day.
Oyster consumption
Oysters are usually eaten raw and can be cooked in many different ways. They are usually used to make soup, oyster sauce or baked food. Oysters that have been shelled in advance can be eaten raw if they are fresh, but they are not as delicious as those that have not been shelled. It is impossible to judge the freshness of oysters before they are opened. Never eat oysters with loose and shriveled meat, and put them in clean and fresh water before cooking. Even if the oyster is cooked for a little longer, the oyster meat will be mushy and chewy. Usually, the cooking time should not exceed 5 minutes, and the oyster meat should be removed from the water when the edge begins to wrinkle.
Oyster, an important town, subdues yang and tonifies yin, softens and dissipates hard mass, and converges and restrains astringency. It can be used for palpitation, insomnia, dizziness, tinnitus, scrofula, swelling, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, nocturnal emission, stomachache and pantothenic acid. Forged oysters are astringent. Used for spontaneous sweating, night sweats, nocturnal emission, stomachache and acid swallowing.
1, benefiting yin and suppressing yang. Used for dysphoria caused by yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity. Insomnia, dizziness and headache, tinnitus and dizziness, hot flashes and night sweats.
2. Convergence and astringency. Treat sweating, stagnation and nocturnal emission.
3, soft and hard. Can be used for treating swelling, mass, phlegm-fire and scrofula.
Oysters are suitable for people.
1, deficiency and excessive heat should be used.
2, those who are empty and cold should avoid it.
3, anti-fatigue, improve sexual function of adult men.
4, anti-fatigue, improve sexual function of the elderly and sensitive men.
5. Women with dysmenorrhea should start taking it 2-3 days before each menstruation.
6. People with rheumatic pain.
7, impotence, premature ejaculation, frequent urination, prostate hypertrophy.
8. People with weak waist and knees.
Oysters, ephedra, Evodia rutaecarpa, magnolia flower. Eating with beer is prone to gout. So be careful when eating oysters.