The yellow inside the shrimp head is actually the eggs of the shrimp. There are many things inside the shrimp head, and the main organs of the shrimp are concentrated there, such as the stomach, liver, gills, gallbladder, etc. However, shrimp yellow is generally only found in female shrimps, and they are adult female shrimps. The crab roe and shrimp roe we are talking about are actually the ovaries of female shrimps. Many people like to eat these things, and they have high nutritional value.

Freshwater shrimp is warm in nature, sweet in taste, slightly warm, and enters the liver and kidney meridians. Shrimp meat has the functions of nourishing the kidneys and strengthening yang, clearing breasts and resisting toxins, nourishing blood and solidifying essence, removing blood stasis and detoxifying, replenishing qi and nourishing yang, unblocking collaterals and relieving pain, appetizing and reducing phlegm, etc. It is suitable for patients with kidney deficiency, lactation obstruction, muscle and bone pain, twitching of hands and feet, itching all over the body, skin ulcers, physical weakness and neurasthenia.

Shrimp meat is mainly used to treat red and white swelling in children. Mash the shrimp and apply it to the affected area. The soup can be used to treat lumps, acne sores, and lactation. Boil it into juice to treat wind and phlegm. Pound it into a paste and it is effective for applying on insect gangrene. Shrimp growing in paddy fields and ditches are poisonous, and being pickled is even more harmful. Pickled in a secret vessel with hot rice and eaten, it can poison people to death.