Ming's Compendium of Materia Medica records that bird's nest enters the lung to be angry, enters the kidney to nourish water, and enters the stomach to replenish the spleen, which is not dry. Among the dozens of "table menus" recorded in Tiaoding Collection during the Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty, bird's nest ranked first. Zhao Xuemin's Compendium of Materia Medica in the Qing Dynasty recorded: "Bird's nest can nourish lung yin, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, and make it clear, which is a holy medicine to recuperate fatigue. Any disease of lung deficiency that cannot clear the disciples can be treated with this. "
China people have a story about eating bird's nest. Legend has it that Zheng He, a navigator of the Ming Dynasty, was caught in a big storm at sea and anchored on a desert island in the Malay Archipelago, where there was a shortage of food. Zheng He stumbled upon bird's nest on a rocky cliff, so he ordered his men to pick it, wash it and stew it with clear water to satisfy their hunger. A few days later, the crew were all rosy and full of energy, so the fleet brought some to Ming Chengzu when they returned home. Since then, bird's nest has become a rare tonic that China people can't give up, and Zheng He has also become a historical record of China. In fact, before this, in the Yuan Dynasty (A.D. 1279- 1368), Jia Ming recorded in his book "Food Guide" that "bird's nest tastes sweet, and those who are yellow, black and moldy are poisonous, so don't eat it". Among the dozens of "table menus" recorded in Tiaoding Collection during the Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty, bird's nest ranked first. According to written records, bird's nest was introduced to China in the late 7th century. It is reported that at that time, about 400 bird's nests weighing about 654.38+025,000 pounds were transported to China from Batavia (now Jakarta) in Java. This is consistent with the time of Zheng He's seven voyages to the West and the countries he passed through. Many historians also believe that Zheng He brought the cooking methods of bird's nest and bird's nest in Southeast Asia to the Central Plains. It can be inferred that bird's nest was quite popular in China at that time. Bird's nest ranks first among the four traditional precious foods in China-swallow, abalone, wing and ginseng, and is regarded as the best food supplement and precious medicinal material by Chinese people all over the world. Its main components are various high-grade protein, amino acids, nitrogen-containing substances, fibers, various minerals, trace elements, vitamins and unique epidermal growth factors, which have a good nourishing and health-preserving effect. As a precious tonic, bird's nest is very beneficial to most people.