Hairy crab is a kind of crab from the perspective of Chinese medicine and nutrition, which has certain effects of clearing away heat, dispersing blood stasis, eliminating swelling and detoxification, and can be used to relieve bruises and injuries.
Hairy crab is salty in taste, cold in nature and belongs to the liver and stomach meridians, which has the effect of clearing heat, dispersing blood stasis, eliminating swelling and detoxification. Hairy crab has the effect of breaking the blood, can assist in dispersing blood stasis and swelling, and can be used for bruises. Hairy crab can also clear heat, remove toxins and dissipate blood stasis, and can be used to relieve damp-heat jaundice.
Hairy crabs are suitable for steaming. People who have not cleared external evils, people with weak spleen and stomach prone to diarrhea and people suffering from wind disease need to take hairy crabs with caution.
As a food, hairy crabs are weaker and slower acting than medicines, so they are not generally used in the treatment of diseases, please follow the doctor’s instructions.