Food Supplements - Sea Cucumber - Ailments / Situations Where Used

It is believed that sea cucumbers help balance prostaglandins -- hormone-like substances that regulate the inflammatory process and also protect against heart disease and cancer. Indeed, many Chinese cultures have used sea cucumber as an arthritis treatment for thousands of years.

Sea cucumber may also benefit musculoskeletal inflammatory diseases, particularly rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis, a rheumatic disease affecting the spine. Other substances inherent in sea cucumber include mucupolysaccharides and chondroitins, which are typically deficient in those with arthritis and connective tissue disorders.