Removing the head of a sea snail can prevent food poisoning.

The river snail is sweet and salty in flavor, and cold in nature. It enters the spleen, stomach, liver, and large intestine meridians. It has the effects of clearing heat, relieving summer heat, promoting urination, quenching thirst, and sobering up. Eating river snails has a significant therapeutic effect on bromhidrosis. Introduction

Snail meat is rich and delicate in texture with a delicious taste, and has long been honored as the "pearl on the plate". It is rich in protein, vitamins, essential amino acids, and trace elements that the human body needs. It is a typical natural health food of animal origin that is high in protein, low in fat, and high in calcium. Nutritional Content (per 100g)

Calories 100.00 kcal, Protein 15.70g, Fat 1.20g, Carbohydrates 6.60g, Vitamin A 26.00μg, Thiamine 0.03mg, Riboflavin 0.40mg, Niacin 1.80mg, Vitamin E 7.58mg, Calcium 722.00mg, Phosphorus 118.00mg, Sodium 153.50mg, Magnesium 143.00mg, Iron 7.00mg, Zinc 4.60mg, Selenium 37.94μg, Copper 1.05mg, Manganese 0.72mg, Potassium 167.00mg. Nutritional Analysis

1. Snail meat is rich in Vitamin A, protein, iron, and calcium, and has a therapeutic effect on diseases such as red eyes, jaundice, beriberi, and hemorrhoids.

2. Eating river snails has a significant therapeutic effect on bromhidrosis. Applicable People

Generally suitable for everyone.

1. Suitable for people with jaundice, edema, difficulty urinating, hemorrhoids with bloody stools, beriberi, thirst, red and swollen eyes due to wind-heat, and those who are intoxicated. Also suitable for people with diabetes, cancer, and Sjögren's syndrome. It is also suitable for people with obesity, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, and fatty liver.

2. People with a weak and cold spleen and stomach, or those with loose stools and diarrhea, should avoid it. Because the snail is very cold in nature, it should be avoided during a common cold, and women should avoid it during menstruation and postpartum. People with a history of stomach cold should also avoid it. Food Incompatibility

Snail meat should not be taken with the traditional Chinese medicine gecko or the Western medicine tetracycline. It should not be eaten with beef, mutton, fava beans, pork, clams, noodles, corn, winter melon, muskmelon, wood ear fungus, or sugar. Do not drink ice water when eating snails, as it can cause diarrhea. Consumption Tips

About 50g per serving. Consumption Guide

1. To prevent bacterial and parasitic infections, snails must be thoroughly cooked. It is best to cook them for at least 10 minutes before eating.

2. Dead snails should not be eaten.

3. The substance secreted by the brain nerve of sea snails can cause food poisoning. The incubation period for food poisoning caused by sea snails is short (1-2 hours), with symptoms of nausea, vomiting, and dizziness. Therefore, the head of the sea snail should be removed during cooking. Therapeutic Effects

It is sweet and salty in flavor, and cold in nature, entering the spleen, stomach, liver, and large intestine meridians.

It has the effects of clearing heat, relieving summer heat, promoting urination, quenching thirst, and sobering up.

Treats heat accumulation leading to difficult urination, jaundice, beriberi, edema, thirst, hemorrhoids, bloody stools, red and swollen eyes, and carbuncles with swelling and toxins.

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