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

Clams are not only a nutritious and 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 in treating many diseases:

- Nourishing the body: Mussels have a delicious taste and contain a lot 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 cooling properties, 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, making them a great food for people with cardiovascular disease, while also reducing the risk of dangerous atherosclerotic plaques forming.

Clam porridge is very good for health - Illustration photo

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

Delicious dishes and medicinal recipes 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, menorrhagia, vaginal discharge, and to treat red, swollen eyes due to heat and eye irritation. Dried mussel meat has long been a kidney-tonifying 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 of 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. Once the porridge is soft, 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 weak urine flow. 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 mushrooms, minced pork, onion, and spices. Form into small balls, put them 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 see good results.

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

- Scratches and pain: Also use pearl shell powder (roast until golden brown, grind into fine powder, mix 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 the 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 eat 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, and 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 betel 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, you should consider carefully before enjoying this food.

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

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