The efficacy and function of weed crab

Weed crabs can not only supplement the body's nutritional elements, but also help regulate various functions of the body. They also have high medicinal value. Today, I will take you to learn about weed crabs.

[Other name] Crab (Jiyun)

[Source] The meat, viscera and fat of the toothless crab of the family Sesarma or its closely related animals.

[Original form] The whole body is covered with a hard shell. The carapace is about 3.8 cm long and 4.4 cm wide; it is square. The forehead is wide, larger than 1/2 of the width of the cephalothorax, with a wide depression in the middle of the front edge and four parallel protrusions on the back of the forehead. The eyes have short stalks and are movable; the teeth on the outer eye sockets are triangular, and the dorsal eye socket margin is smooth and quite concave. Lateral margins smooth with ridges, without teeth. There is a pair of chelipeds, with a spine near the end of the dorsal margin of the long segment; the outer surface of the palm segment is covered with scaly granules, and the dorsal margin has a granular ridge. There are four pairs of legs, densely covered with hard bristles of varying lengths. The abdomen is degenerate and has different shapes in males and females, with the male being triangular and the female being round.

[Habitat distribution] Lives on river mudflats and burrows on river banks or ridges. Distributed in Liaodong Peninsula, Jiangsu, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong and other places.

【Chemical composition】 The fat content in the body varies with the seasons. In October, the content is relatively low due to consumption during reproduction, and then gradually increases, reaching the highest value at the end of December, and then gradually decreases after hibernation. It gradually increased in April. In May, due to reproduction, the level dropped to an extremely low level. During the entire wintering period, the females often have more fat than the males, and after reproduction, their fat amounts begin to approach that of the males. Blood calcium (75 mg% before molting.

【Properties and flavors】 ① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "slightly poisonous."

【Functions and indications】 ① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Ointment: for those with eczema and carbuncle that have not healed, apply it."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Bencao Jing Jizhu". "Supplement to Materia Medica" says: Eating crab meat can cause vomiting and diarrhea, leading to sleepiness.

Everyone should know the effects and functions of weeds. Weeds have high medicinal value and are very common Chinese medicinal materials. They are very good for our body.