The efficacy and nutritional value of large prawns

Introduction to King Prawn

Prawns are saltwater shrimps with thick meat, delicious taste and rich in protein. According to Chinese medicine, they are sweet, alkaline and warm in nature, and can nourish the kidneys and strengthen yang, nourish yin and strengthen the stomach. They are suitable for a variety of cooking methods.

Nutritional value of king prawns

1. Prawns are warm and moist in nature, sweet and salty in taste, and enter the kidney and spleen meridians;

2. Shrimp meat has the effects of nourishing the kidney and strengthening yang, promoting lactation and resisting toxins, nourishing blood and consolidating essence, removing blood stasis and detoxifying, invigorating qi and nourishing yang, dredging meridians and relieving pain, and stimulating appetite and resolving phlegm.

3. It is suitable for patients with kidney deficiency, impotence, spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation, milk blockage, muscle and bone pain, hand and foot cramps, general itching, skin ulcers, physical weakness and neurasthenia.

4. Astaxanthin is a very important substance in prawns. It is the component with red color on the surface. Astaxanthin is the strongest antioxidant discovered so far. The darker the color, the higher the astaxanthin content [1]. It is widely used in cosmetics, food additives, and medicines. Scientists at Osaka University in Japan recently discovered that astaxanthin in shrimp can help eliminate the "jet lag" caused by jet lag.

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The benefits of prawns

1. Preventing pregnancy-induced hypertension

The calcium in prawns is particularly important for women in their childbearing period. The late pregnancy is an important stage for the development of the fetus' bones, teeth and nervous system. Once calcium is deficient, it is easy to develop osteomalacia, hypocalcemic convulsions, pregnancy fatigue and hypertension syndrome, as well as premature birth or underweight fetuses.

2. Protect cardiovascular system

Large prawns are rich in magnesium, which plays an important regulatory role in heart activity, can protect the cardiovascular system well, can reduce the cholesterol content in the blood, and has a certain effect on preventing arteriosclerosis, hypertension and myocardial infarction.

3. Relieve neurasthenia

Large prawns also have a calming effect and are often used to treat neurasthenia, autonomic nervous system dysfunction and other symptoms.

4. Enhance physical fitness

Elderly people can prevent osteoporosis caused by calcium deficiency by eating large prawns regularly; adding some freshwater shrimps to the elderly’s meals is good for improving appetite and strengthening physical fitness.