The nutritional value of sea urchin

Sea urchin Echinoidea, commonly known as the echinoderm. Divided into 2 subclasses, 22 mesh. About 5000 kinds of fossils. There are 800 kinds of seeds and are subordinated to 225 genera. About 100 species are known in China. Sea urchin is the earliest model organism used in the history of biological science. Its eggs and embryos play a decisive role in the development of early developmental biology.

Sea urchin also has a wider range of medicinal functions. Its medicinal parts are full shells, and the shells are calcareous. The medicine name is called “sea urchin”. Sea urchin is not only an excellent seafood delicacy, but also a valuable Chinese herbal medicine. China has recorded the medicinal use of sea urchin very early. "Original Chinese Materia Medica" records that the sea urchin has the effect of "treating heartache". Modern Chinese medicine believes that "the sea urchin has a taste and a salty taste, and has the function of softening the firmness and dispelling phlegm and swelling." Sea urchin shell, sea urchin thorn, sea urchin yolk, etc., can treat stomach and duodenal ulcers, otitis media, etc.; the same time, sea urchin shell can also be made into crafts, some manufacturers also develop sea urchin food, sea urchin made into chilled sea urchin, alcohol Sea urchin and sea urchin sauce.

However, not all sea urchins can be eaten, and many species are toxic. These sea urchins look much more beautiful than non-toxic sea urchins. For example, the spiny sea urchin, which grows among the coral reefs of the South China Sea, has black and white stripes on its thorns and yellow spikes. The young spiny sea urchin has white, green ribbons on its thorns, and glows with a barb at the tip of the spike. Once it penetrates into the skin, the venom will be injected into the body, and the fine punctures will break in the skin, causing local swelling and pain in the skin.