What are oysters?

Oysters are a common seafood in our lives. Oysters are rich in nutritional value. There are many ways to cook oysters, such as grilling, stewing, stir-frying, braising, and marinating, but many people don’t know much about oysters. Don’t know what oysters are? What are their functions? How to eat them? Today, here, let me introduce you to the relevant knowledge about oysters.

Nutritional Value

Oysters are a traditional tonic. According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, "Oysters can cure deficiency, strengthen yang, detoxify, replenish qi and blood for both men and women, make the skin tender, and prevent aging."

Its main ingredient, glycogen, can quickly replenish and restore physical strength and enhance the body's immunity.

It is extremely nutritious: rich in vitamins, protein and cholesterol, but people with gout and high blood pressure should be careful to control their intake. There are many ways to eat it. It can be eaten raw as an appetizer, or it can be cooked and seasoned as a staple food. It tastes better when you buy it and eat it right away.

The benefits of oysters are not just that simple. They are rich in nutrients, high in protein and low in fat. They contain 8 essential amino acids for the human body, as well as glycogen, taurine, glutathione, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin D, vitamin E, fucose and copper, zinc, manganese, barium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, aluminum, iron oxide and organic matter. These nutrients make oysters have the effects of beautifying the skin, calming the mind, and improving intelligence and brain health.

1. Used for deficiency, metrorrhagia and blood loss in women, or loss of yin and fluid after fever, restlessness, and insomnia. It is best to cook the oysters raw and eat the meat and drink the soup.

2. Used for erysipelas, fever and thirst after drinking. It is advisable to eat oysters mixed with ginger and vinegar.

3. Used for symptoms such as irritability due to yin deficiency, restless sleep at night, palpitations due to blood deficiency, etc. Eat dried oysters and lean pork soup.

Dosage and Usage: Oysters can be eaten fried, braised, blanched, boiled in soup or raw.

This is the end of the introduction to relevant knowledge about oysters. Have you all understood it clearly? Oysters are edible by most people. They are suitable for children with weak constitutions, those who are anxious, those with cancer, and those after chemotherapy and radiotherapy. They are a rare anti-cancer seafood and suitable for consumption as a beauty food. It is particularly effective for patients with diabetes, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, and hyperlipidemia.