The effects of sea urchin
Taste Salty, flat.
Meridian liver; kidney; stomach meridian
Functions Soften and disperse the knot, phlegm. Used for lymph node tuberculosis, phlegm accumulation, chest and hypochondrium distension and pain.
Recipes for cervical lymph nodes: 2 qian of sea urchin, 5 qian of seaweed, 5 qian of Xia Gu Cao, 3 qian of Zhe Bei Mu. Decoction with water. ("Shandong Chinese herbal medicine manual")
Accumulated phlegm does not melt, chest and rib distension and pain can be used to remove the thorns of sea urchin shells, dosage of 3-6 grams, decoction; treatment of cervical lymphatic tuberculosis, with sea urchin shells 6 grams, 15 grams of Xia Gu Cao, 9 grams of Bei Mu, decoction. Sea urchin shells dried and crushed or very good fertilizer, 500 grams of shell powder fertilizer equivalent to 500 grams of soybean cake.
The role of sea urchins
Chinese medicine believes that sea urchin yellow has a strong essence, aphrodisiac, beneficial to the heart, strong bones, and blood tonic effect. China's folk will be regarded as sea food in the top tonic, have eaten sea urchin yellow nourishing and strengthening the body, said it can lift the spirit to relieve fatigue, enhance energy, especially by some men's favor, some people will be known as the "essence of the sea". Canonical records, the Ming Dynasty Taoist alchemists used sea urchins as raw materials, refining the strong essence of the "cloud Dan", tribute to the court. Modern research has found that sea urchin yellow contains a large number of structural proteins unique to the animal gonads, lecithin and other biologically active substances, with androgen-like effect, can improve sexual function and improve intelligence. Research shows that sea urchin yellow can reduce serum cholesterol and triglyceride in human body, have the effect of improving body immunity, stabilizing blood pressure and preventing arteriosclerosis, so it has the function of preventing and controlling cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. The extract of sea urchin yellow can enhance exercise endurance and prolong the survival time of animals. In recent years, in both domestic and foreign markets, have appeared in the sea urchin yellow as raw material for the production of anti-fatigue health care products, on the lack of energy, neurasthenia and other sub-health manifestations, there is a significant improvement in the effect.
Eating sea urchins
Sea urchins are eaten in a variety of ways, whether it is fresh sea urchin eggs (yellow) or processed any series of varieties, can be used for steaming and frying, cold cuts or cooked into soup. For example, sea urchin eggs mixed with meat, asparagus and eggs can be sautéed to make a delicious dish, while sea urchin egg soup with noodles is even more flavorful than chicken noodle soup without adding any condiments. If sea urchin eggs are used in hot pot, the flavor is even more unique.
The more upscale way to eat sea urchins is to braise abalone and shark's fins, sea urchins and clams in a variety of expensive dishes. In Guangzhou, Xiamen restaurants, most of the sea urchin for steaming. The method is: first saw the top of the sea urchin shell saw days a cut, and then injected from the cut into the appropriate amount of egg pulp, and the shell of the sea urchin egg mix, the original steamed, can be described as authentic original flavor. This way of eating, young and old savory. In recent years. With the prosperous development of China's coastal straight industry, sea urchin aquaculture industry also took the lead. Through scientific stocking, at present, the harvest of sea urchins have not been subject to climate seasonal restrictions, in Fujian, Guangdong, Taiwan areas are produced throughout the year. Therefore, fresh sea urchins have become increasingly popular in coastal areas, adding a taste for tourists.