Clam meat is nutritious, prevents and cures high blood pressure, muscle and bone pain...

Clams are not only a nutritious, healthy food, but also have the effect of cooling, detoxifying, and reducing thirst... very good for people with high blood pressure, muscle and bone pain, men with prostate adenoma or erectile dysfunction.

Clam meat is a very nutritious and healthy dish - Illustration photo

Nutritious food, good for many diseases

Doctor Dinh Minh Tri, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, said that mussel meat is not only nutritious but also very good for health.

According to statistics from the National Institute of Measurement, Flunder University, Australia, 100g of mussel meat provides about 172 calories, 16 - 22g of protein, 2.3g of fat (1.2g of polyunsaturated fat, 0.3g of monounsaturated fat), 5 - 6g of carbohydrates, 314 - 353mg of sodium, 3.0mg of iron, 270mcg of iodine, 96mcg of selenium, 1,150mg of omega-3 fatty acids, 2.27mg of zinc, 20.4mg of B12.

In particular, mussel meat contains many vitamins and minerals that are good for health, including:

- Omega-3: This type of fatty acid not only has the ability to reduce triglyceride levels (blood fat) but also has the ability to slow the development of atherosclerotic plaques.

- Zinc: 100g of mussel meat contains 2.27mg of zinc, meeting 20% ​​of the daily zinc requirement of men and 28% of the daily zinc requirement of women. Zinc is an important trace element that has a positive effect on the body's immune system, supporting wound healing and cell division. Zinc also affects the body's ability to taste and smell.

In addition, zinc is also an important component of semen, affecting the secretion of sex hormones in men.

- Iron: Every 100g of clam meat provides about 37% of the iron needed for men's bodies and 16.6% of the iron needed for women's bodies each day.

Iron along with vitamin B12 plays an important role in the formation and regulation of the regeneration of new red blood cells for the body.

Doctor Hoang Xuan Dai, a medical expert, said that mussels are not only a nutritious food, very good for health but also effective for many diseases:

- Nourishing the body: Mussels taste delicious, contain lots of protein, good fat, inorganic salts, vitamin A, vitamin B2, iodine... Therefore, this is a great food for people in puberty, pregnant women, and workers to nourish the body.

- Support for people with diabetes : Mussels have a cooling effect, create a feeling of fullness for a long time but are low in starch, so they are very good for people with diabetes in controlling blood sugar.

- Good for people with goiter: Clam meat contains a relatively high iodine content, so people with goiter due to hypothyroidism should eat it. However, they are in a form that is easily decomposed, so remember not to cook them for a long time with heat.

- Has diuretic properties: According to Oriental medicine, mussels have a sweet and salty taste and a cold nature, so they have the effect of nourishing yin, diuretic, activating the intestines, clearing heat and detoxifying very well. That is also why they have very good diuretic properties.

- Good for people with cardiovascular disease: Mussels are low in bad fat, low in cholesterol and high in omega-3, so this is a great food for people with cardiovascular disease, besides reducing the risk of forming dangerous atherosclerotic plaques.

Clam porridge is very good for health - Illustration photo

- Supports treatment of anemia: Mussels contain large amounts of vitamin B12 and iron, which are the main ingredients for making red blood cells, so they are very good for people with anemia.

Delicious dishes and medicinal remedies from mussels

According to Oriental medicine, mussels have a sweet taste, cold properties, and the ability to nourish yin, clear heat, brighten eyes, and detoxify; often used for children who often sweat, slow growth, pregnant women, breastfeeding women, uterine bleeding, vaginal discharge, and to treat red, swollen eyes due to heat, and eye squint. Dried mussel meat has long been a kidney-nourishing food in Oriental medicine to prevent and treat diseases.

- High blood pressure: Soak the mussels in rice water for 1-2 days to release all the dirt, wash the shells, boil them; filter the meat into about 2-3 mussels for one person to eat. Drain, chop, add spices, fish sauce to marinate, stir-fry with vegetable oil or lard for fragrance.

Use instant porridge or enough rice to cook porridge. After the porridge is cooked, add the stir-fried clam meat. Then use chopped young mulberry leaves to cook with the clam porridge, add 1-2 onions/person. The porridge should be eaten while still hot, people with cold constitution can add a few slices of ginger. Should be eaten continuously for 3 days.

- High blood fat : Symptoms of dizziness, headache, eat clam porridge, when cooking porridge, add wood ear and shiitake mushrooms - two foods that help lower blood fat and clear blood vessels. Eat once a day, need to eat for a while.

- Benign prostatic hyperplasia: Symptoms include frequent urination and urine not flowing in a stream. Using clam porridge helps to clear the urinary tract. Clam porridge is also very suitable for the elderly with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

- Diabetes: People with diabetes can also eat clam porridge, but when cooking porridge, you can replace rice with yam powder - a medicinal herb that is good for diabetes.

- Cure male impotence: Choose a large clam, mince the clam meat with wood ear, minced pork, onion, and spices. Form into small balls, put in the clam shell, and grill over charcoal. Eat hot with fish sauce, lemon, and chili. For middle-aged or elderly men with erectile dysfunction, eating clam porridge regularly will have good effects.

- Sore throat, heat clearing, detoxification : Use 100g of clam shell (salty and cold), wash, roast until golden, grind into powder, mix with 20g of honey, drink 1 teaspoon each time, 2 times a day.

- Scratches, pain: Also use pearl shell powder (roasted until golden brown, finely ground, mixed with honey), then apply to the scratched area for quick results (do not bandage, cover tightly).

- Night sweats : Clean the mussels, boil them to get the water, slice the mussels and marinate them with fish sauce and pepper, cook porridge until soft, then add the mussels and stir well, add spices, onions, and Vietnamese coriander if serving for adults. If serving for children, add mulberry leaves and serve hot.

- Cooling: Boil mussels, cut into small pieces, season to taste, stir-fry with fried onions. Filter the mussel broth, boil the sticky rice again, then add the stir-fried mussels, onions, Vietnamese coriander, stir well, eat with rice. Or cook sour soup with mussel meat, tamarind, tomatoes, Vietnamese coriander, onions. This dish is very good for pregnant women.

- Cure muscle and bone pain, cough with phlegm: Mince mussel meat with pork belly, marinate with spices, wrap with perilla leaves or piper lolot leaves. Grill over charcoal, eat hot.

People who should not eat mussel meat

People with sensitivities and allergies: Like some other seafood, mussel meat can also cause allergies for people who are sensitive to protein in seafood. Therefore, for people with sensitive bodies, they should consider carefully before enjoying this food.

People with colds: Colds are the most common disease caused by cold air. Tram is cold in nature, so people with colds should avoid eating it.

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