Sea Cucumber is known in Chinese as Hoi Sam for years ago.
In Malaysia market, you can buy sea cucumbers in wet or dry form.
There are many of commercially important species of sea cucumber that are harvested and dried for export for use in Chinese cuisine as Hoi sam
Some varieties of sea cucumber (known as gamat in Malaysia or teripang in Indonesia) are said to have excellent healing properties. There are pharmaceutical companies being built based on this gamat product. Extracts are prepared and made into oil, cream, or cosmetics. Some products are intended to be taken internally. The effectiveness of sea cucumber extract in tissue repair has been the subject of serious study. It is believed that the sea cucumber contains all the fatty acids necessary to play an active role in tissue repair.
