Author: Guangdong Pharmaceutical Association Yuan Mei, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
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Bird's nest, a natural supplement that is always closely linked to high quality of life, has attracted much attention with the development of the economy, which is inseparable from its rare and irreplaceable natural characteristics, and we further understand bird's nest together.
Bird's nest is a nest formed by the saliva or saliva of six species of swiftlets in the genus Swiftlet in the swiftlet family that secrete during the breeding season and its feathers, mainly distributed in Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="54" > the history of bird's nest</h1>
Between 1368 and 1644, Zheng He of the Ming Dynasty went to the West to bring bird's nest and Southeast Asian methods of cooking bird's nest to China. Since then, bird's nest has become a rare tonic that Chinese cannot be discarded, and bird's nest ranks first among the four traditional precious foods in China - swallow, abalone, wings and ginseng, and is regarded by Chinese people around the world as the best food supplement and precious medicinal materials.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="55" > classification of bird's nest</h1>
Bird's nest can be classified in a variety of ways:
(1) According to the nesting place, it can be divided into cave swallow and house swallow;
(2) According to the commodity bird's nest, it is divided into white swallow (official swallow), blood swallow and hair swallow, of which the quality of white bird's nest is the best.
(3) According to the processing method, it is divided into dried bird's nest, instant bird's nest and stewed bird's nest;
(4) According to the shape, it is divided into swallow cups, swallow strips, swallow wire, swallow crumbs, swallow horns, swallow cakes, etc.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="56" > the composition of bird's nest</h1>
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="57" > the efficacy of bird's nest</h1>
Ming Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" said: Bird's nest taste sweet and flat, nourish the lungs and yin, dissolve phlegm and cough, supplement and be able to clear, in order to regulate the weakness of labor and fistula of the holy product. Zhang Lu, a famous physician of the Qing Dynasty, wrote in his "Benjing Fengyuan" that "today's people use it to make up for their lack of labor, coughing up red phlegm and cooking with rock sugar, which often results." Cao Bingzhang's "Bird's Nest Examination" records that bird's nest can nourish gastric juice, nourish the lungs and yin, generate jin, benefit blood and dryness, aphrodisiac, and appetize, fill the essence and supplement the marrow, and suppress cough and phlegm.
It can be seen that ancient literature records mainly emphasize the therapeutic effect of bird's nest on lung diseases such as tuberculosis and sputum.
Modern Molecular Medicine Research Tips:
The sialic acid in bird's nest can improve the intelligence and memory of infants, slow down the degeneration of the adult brain, resist the occurrence of Alzheimer's disease, and sialic acid also has antiviral effects.
Bird's nest water enhances human immunity, increases myocardial contractility, delays multi-organ and tissue aging, and can reduce the occurrence of vascular complications of diabetes. It has a regulatory effect on the intestinal flora. Reduces menopausal-related bone degeneration.
This is the value of bird's nest, which is highly regarded as both a nutritional supplement and a health care drug.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="58" > the taboo for eating bird's nest</h1>
1. Bird's nest can be soaked for three hours and then simmered for about 30 minutes to retain its nutrients.
2. The active ingredients of bleached bird's nest are oxidized, and the nutritional value is greatly reduced.
3, morning and evening fasting is the best, it is recommended to eat less and more meals, regular consumption.
4, bird's nest should be avoided with tea, tea acid will destroy the nutrition of bird's nest, it is recommended to break the interval of more than 1 hour.
5. For friends who are allergic to taking aspirin, it is recommended not to eat bird's nest.
6. Newborns under the age of 4 months are not suitable for eating bird's nest.
7. Children with asthma are not suitable for eating bird's nest.
Bird's nest is indeed a beautiful gift from nature and a treasure to improve sub-health!
Review expert: Guangdong Pharmaceutical Association The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Wu Xiaolin / Guo Zhefei
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