The efficacy of dried sandworms

Dried sandworms are made from sandworms that are dried and can be easily stored and carried. Food made from dried sandworms is not only delicious and fragrant but also rich in protein and nutritional value. Therefore, it is also liked by many friends. So what are the effects of dried sandworms? What are the nutritional values? Next, I will give you a detailed introduction, hoping it can be of some help in life.

Dietary effects

It relieves thirst, lowers blood pressure[1], nourishes yin and reduces fire, clears the lungs and replenishes deficiency. Sandworms can be used as a dietary therapy for symptoms such as yin deficiency and strain, kidney deficiency and low back pain, bone steaming and hot flashes, yin deficiency and night sweats, lung deficiency and cough and asthma, chest tightness and excessive sputum, bedwetting in children (frequent nocturia), and scarce milk in women after childbirth. Modern nutrition science has also confirmed that sandworms can lower blood lipids, destroy the growth of cancer cells, etc. Since the enzymatic hydrolysates of sandworms have antioxidant[2], antibacterial[3], anti-radiation[4], antiviral[5], anti-fatigue[6], anti-cancer[7], immune regulation[8] and anti-aging[9] effects, modern research on the medicinal use of sandworms mainly focuses on thrombolytic drugs[10], anticoagulant drugs and anti-aging drugs.

Nutritional Value

Sandworms may not have a beautiful or elegant name, but their nutrition, taste, medicinal and therapeutic value are no less than other precious seafood delicacies, and they are known as "marine cordyceps". It is rich in protein, polypeptide components, and 17 kinds of amino acids, among which the content of essential amino acids for the human body is very high. In addition, it also contains 12 trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, manganese, magnesium, and cordycepin and other nutrients that have antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-radiation, antiviral, anti-fatigue, anti-cancer, immune regulation and anti-aging effects.

There are many ways to cook sandworms, such as stir-frying, making soup, porridge, seasoning with pepper and salt, or frying. The taste is far better than sea cucumbers and shark fins. Because sea cucumbers and shark fins themselves have no taste, you must add ingredients such as chicken or lean meat when cooking, otherwise it will be tasteless. Sandworms have a delicious taste and do not require any other ingredients. They are very special when eaten dry or fresh. In addition to being a favorite of urban and rural residents, they are also a precious delicacy in hotels and restaurants. Sandworms also have high medicinal effects and therapeutic value. It is mild in nature, sweet and salty in taste, and has the effects of nourishing yin and reducing fire, clearing the lungs and replenishing deficiency. According to medical records, sandworms are most suitable for people with symptoms such as bone steaming and hot flashes, night sweats due to yin deficiency, cough and asthma due to lung deficiency, chest tightness and excessive sputum, and scarce milk in women after childbirth. For symptoms such as tuberculosis cough, neurasthenia, spleen deficiency or dryness in children, drinking sandworms and ginger slices boiled in lean meat soup is effective. Because sandworms nourish yin and strengthen the kidney, children who frequently urinate at night due to kidney deficiency can get good results by eating sandworm porridge. Therefore, sandworms are a good nutritional supplement and food therapy for all ages.