Clam meat and shellfish molluscs contain delta 7-cholesterol and 24-methylene cholesterol, which have the effect of lowering serum cholesterol. They both inhibit the synthesis of cholesterol in the liver and accelerate the excretion. The unique role of cholesterol, thereby reducing cholesterol in the body. They are more effective than the commonly used cholesterol-lowering drug sitosterol.

People often feel a refreshing and pleasant feeling after eating clams and shellfish, which is undoubtedly beneficial to relieving some troublesome symptoms. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that clam meat has the effects of nourishing yin, improving eyesight, softening hardness, and resolving phlegm. Some shellfish can also benefit the essence and moisturize the internal organs.

People with chronic diseases should eat with caution, and those with spleen and stomach deficiency should not eat too much.

Extended information:

Huajia is also called flower clam. Because clam and flower armor in Cantonese have the same pronunciation, flower clam is also called flower clam. The mango snail is called mango snail in Hainan. It is a mollusk about 3 cm long. Its shell is oval, light brown and purple in edge. Live in shallow sea bottom. The shell is thin and elongated, and is oval in shape.

The shell surface is yellowish brown or light purple, densely covered with irregular purple corrugated patterns, and is often covered with a layer of shiny shell skin, with dense concentric growth lines. The inside of the shell is white or slightly purple, and the sinus of the coat is curved into it.

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