The Efficacy of Sea Cucumbers
Disease description:
I want to buy some health supplements for my grandmother first. I noticed that sea cucumbers are selling well, so I'd like to learn more about their health benefits.
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Yang Ziqi
The main health benefits of sea cucumbers can be summarized as follows:
1. Enhancing immunity: Sea cucumbers contain abundant polysaccharides, proteins, and amino acids, which help improve the body's immune function and enhance resistance to diseases.
2. Beauty and skin care: Due to their high protein content, particularly collagen, sea cucumbers not only help replenish blood but also delay aging, promote smooth skin, reduce wrinkles and facial pigmentation, thus offering beautifying and skin-nourishing effects.
3. Anti-tumor effects: Sea cucumbers contain saponins that exhibit certain anti-tumor activity, capable of inhibiting the growth and spread of cancer cells.
4. Antioxidant and anti-aging properties: Rich in antioxidants such as trace elements selenium and zinc, sea cucumbers can remove free radicals in the body, slow down the cellular aging process, and provide anti-aging benefits.
5. Regulating blood lipids: The unsaturated fatty acids and sea cucumber polysaccharides help lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood, helping to prevent cardiovascular diseases.
