1. Anti-tumor activity

Sepia ink has a strong stimulating effect on macrophages, activating macrophages into effector cells and participating in anti-tumor immunity. Promote the increase of granulocytes, monocytes and macrophages in the blood and tissues, thereby exerting anti-tumor effects.

2. Blood activity

According to the Chinese Maritime Drug Dictionary, sepia ink has the effects of stopping bleeding and regulating menstruation. It is mainly used to treat functional uterine bleeding, hemoptysis, menorrhagia and other symptoms. Modern clinical trials have proven that it is a good systemic hemostatic drug, with significant effects on various types of bleeding in gynecology, surgery, internal medicine, etc., without side effects.

3. Antibacterial activity

Japanese scholars pointed out that adding squid ink to a pickled and fermented squid product can significantly improve the preservation performance of the product. The chemical changes of squid added with sepia ink are slow, and they also show significant differences in the microecological environment during the maturity stage, and the storage period is extended. It has antibacterial effect on Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.

Extended information:

Sepia ink is a substance extracted from the ink sacs of cuttlefish. It is named after its color and source. A viscous suspension composed of fine black particles, which may be a proteoglycan complex connected to melanin. It contains a variety of active ingredients and has high medicinal value.

Sepia ink, as a traditional Chinese medicine, can astringe and stop bleeding, fix semen and stop belts, reduce acidity and relieve pain, remove dampness and reduce sores. Sepia ink preparations are mainly used clinically as hemostatic agents to treat bleeding diseases such as functional uterine bleeding, gastric bleeding, etc.

There are three kinds of squid inks that can be used for medicinal purposes included in the Chinese Marine Medicine Dictionary, mainly squid, golden squid and needle squid, which are distributed in the waters of southern Fujian and Guangdong in China, and also in the waters of Japan.

Catch from spring to summer. After fishing, take the squid ink sac, tie the mouth of the squid tightly, dry it in the sun or bake, and grind the ink in the ink sac into powder for later use. Usually sepia ink is thrown away as waste. Since Japanese scholars discovered its anti-tumor activity, research on sepia ink has gradually increased.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia--Squid Ink