Dried Prickly Sea Cucumber (5 pieces per pack)

5 pieces of dried sea cucumber per pack

Preparation of Dried Sea Cucumbers

Soaking: Soak the dried sea cucumbers in tap water in the fridge for 2-3 days. Change the water daily. They're ready when they're soft without a hard centre. 

Cleaning: When they are soft, cut them open at the bottom with scissors, remove the sandy mouth (a white, calcified part at one end) and rinse them thoroughly. 

Cooking: Boil the sea cucumbers. Use a large saucepan without any oil and fill to 3/4 with water. Bring to the boil on a high heat, then simmer on a low heat for 90 to 120 minutes, depending on the size of the sea cucumbers. When cooked, leave to cool. If some are still hard, continue cooking on a low heat until they soften (they should be tender and springy to the touch). 

Soak Again: Place the cooked sea cucumbers in pure water and fridge for a further 2-3 days, changing the water daily.

Freezing: After soaking, freeze each sea cucumber individually. Wrap them in cling film for storage. When you're ready to eat, simply thaw them in cold or hot water, and they're ready to go! 

Functions of Sea Cucumbers

Prickly sea cucumbers, together with ginseng, bird's nest, and shark fin, is one of the world's eight great delicacies. It can improve sleep and is good for beauty and skin care. 

Promoting Fetal Development

Sea cucumbers contain DHA, and consuming sea cucumbers by pregnant women helps in fetal brain development. Therefore, women in the pre-pregnancy phase and those who are pregnant should eat more sea cucumbers to reserve enough high-quality protein, the active substances, and trace elements can fully ensure the nutritional needs for fetal growth.

Enhancing Sexual Function

The arginine in sea cucumbers is the main component of male sperm cells and has the function of regulating sexual hormones, with special effects on kidney deficiency. In addition, elements in sea cucumbers such as phosphorus, zinc, manganese, selenium, and nickel have prominent effects on various physiological activities of the human body, especially on reproductive functions, helping to enhance sexual function. Many elements in sea cucumbers also greatly help improve and regulate female endocrine and promote a benign circulation within the body.

Improving Sleep

Consuming sea cucumbers has a strong promoting effect on improving sleep and enhancing memory. Arginine content in sea cucumbers is higher than in other organisms, having a special therapeutic effect on neurasthenia, thus significantly improving sleep. Niacin, calcium, taurine, lysine, and other elements in sea cucumbers also play an important role in restoring brain fatigue and enhancing memory.

Skin Care And Anti-Aging

The high protein content in sea cucumbers, including abundant collagen, can enrich the blood and strengthen anti-aging, make the skin smooth, eliminate wrinkles and facial pigmentation, having the effect of beauty and skin care.

Body Recovery

Sea Cucumbers possess an extraordinary regenerative capacity. When cut into two or several pieces, given the right environment, they can regenerate into complete individuals within a few months. The regeneration ability of sea cucumbers is also influenced by internal hormones and nutritional status. This remarkable regenerative capacity makes them an important subject for scientific research and has also been utilized in traditional medicine to promote wound healing and recovery of bodily functions in humans.

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