Can the dragon lice eat ginseng in the water? How much is it per jin? What are the effects and effects? Where are they mainly distributed?

Dragon lice, also known as Zelao, black shell beetle, water turtle, and so on, is a special delicacy in Guangdong, which is similar to cockroaches in shape, but it is not. It is deeply loved by Guangdong people because of its high protein and a variety of trace elements. Can the dragon louse be eaten? How much is it per jin? What are the effects and effects? Where are they mainly distributed?

What Cantonese call a cockroach is a cockroach, and a water roach is a water cockroach (dragon louse), but a water cockroach is not a cockroach, and a water cockroach is not a cockroach. The two are similar in appearance, except that they are black and shiny, and they are a little brown, but biologically, they are two different kinds of insects.

Can I eat it?

Can eat, when eating, first remove the wings, and then remove the head, remove the head should pay attention to gently pull out of the water to connect the internal organs of the head, in order to remove the bitter smell of the internal organs. The water itself is slightly salty and there is no need for extra seasoning. Put into the mouth, a little chewing, cackling, in fact, there is not much meat to eat, just a little salty taste, is completely addicted to the feeling.

Latest price:

The price is about 30 to 50 jin. And it's not cheap when it's dried. Because it has medicinal value.

Why is it so expensive?

Although the price of dragon lice is expensive, it is loved by people. The reason is that in addition to the delicious taste of fresh food, it also has high medicinal value. According to records, dragon lice has the effect of nourishing yin and tonifying the kidney, and has a good effect on the treatment of enuresis in children, frequent nocturnal urination in the elderly, kidney qi loss, accumulation and so on. Eating dragon lice often has a good effect on reducing cholesterol, preventing and treating hypertension, obesity, nephritis and so on. In addition to fresh food, dragon lice can also be processed into powder, extract (such as dragon lice wine), pills and other food therapy products, so the market is very good, quite has the prospect of breeding and development.

Efficacy and function:

1. Dragon lice return to the kidney meridian, which can tonify the kidney, shrink urine and activate blood circulation.

2. Tonifying kidney and strengthening yang: Dragon lice has the effect of nourishing and strengthening. It can treat nephritis, tonify kidney and fill essence. It can also be used to treat male premature ejaculation.

3. Treatment of nocturnal urination in the elderly and accumulation in children: Dragon lice has a good effect on frequent nocturnal urination and kidney deficiency in the elderly, and has a good effect on enuresis and dysuria in children.

4, beauty whitening: Dragon lice has the effect of beauty and skin care, can make people energetic, ruddy complexion, but also can remove the dark gas on the face.

5. Anti-aging and anti-aging: because it contains superoxide dismutase, it can promote microcirculation, destroy oxidative free radicals and prevent aging.

6. Dragon lice can also prevent and fight cancer, treat prostatic hypertrophy, treat women's weakness, leucorrhea is sparse and more, soak wine and drink can cure sore waist and legs, lower cholesterol, prevent and cure hypertension and obesity.

Distribution area:

In China, it is mainly produced in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Fujian, Hunan, Hubei and other provinces and regions; Songnen Plain in Heilongjiang Province is also produced (Qiqihar, Daqing and other places), locally said that the water is old and shrunken, and there are 6 and 7 species in Jilin Province. The sources of dragon lice in the market mostly rely on the capture of wild resources, and the number is decreasing due to water pollution and man-made overfishing, so that the market is in short supply, resulting in higher prices.