What are rice worms? What are the effects and functions of rice worms?

Have you heard of the rice worm? Do you know what it is? It is the most famous local specialty in Guangdong. It lives in the local rice fields and is a common food for local fishermen. It is also called sandworm or streamworm. It looks similar to centipedes, but it has more legs than centipedes. Next, I will give a more detailed introduction to the rice worm. Not only will I tell you what the rice worm is, but I will also take you to understand the effects and functions of the rice worm.

What are rice worms? What are the effects and functions of rice worms?

1. What are rice worms?

The rice worm is a mollusk, a type of sandworm. It is 40 to 80 mm long and has more than 60 segments. The front of its mouth is green-brown, the back is slightly red, and the center of its back is red. Usually, rice worms grow in rice fields, and their main food is rotten rice roots. It has high nutritional value and can be eaten by humans.

2. Rice worms can supplement nutrition

Rice worms are a food ingredient with particularly high nutritional value. They not only contain protein and fat, but also a variety of essential amino acids and mineral components for the human body. People can quickly absorb and utilize these nutrients after eating them, which can promote body metabolism, improve the functions of various organs of the body, and reduce the occurrence of many common diseases.

3. Medicinal effects of rice worms

Rice worms can also be used as medicine. They are sweet and warm in nature. They can enter the spleen and stomach meridians. Their main effects are to nourish the spleen and stomach, replenish qi and blood, and promote diuresis and reduce swelling. They can be used to treat various diseases such as weak spleen and stomach, diarrhea, anemia, and body edema. During treatment, you can take five to ten rice worms and add water to boil them. After boiling, you can eat the rice worms and drink the soup.