Average nutrient content of Bai Yan and Xueyan.
Nutritional Components of Bai Yan Blood Swallow
Humidity (%) 9.25 8.67
Crude ash (%) 8.22 1 1.43
Crude protein (%) 58.62 56.34
Total sugar (%) 24.62 22.75
Heat (kcal/100g) 440 404
Bird's nest mainly contains water-soluble amino acids such as protein and glycine. Amino acids are bioactive substances, which can promote the growth and regeneration of cells and tissues. Therefore, bird's nest is more suitable for burn patients or patients after radiotherapy and chemotherapy to eat in the rehabilitation period, which is helpful for the repair and reconstruction of damaged cells. Bird's nest also contains collagen and minerals, so it is also used in various beauty cosmetics.
The nature of bird's nest is relatively dull, neither generating heat nor nourishing yin. Because it is beneficial to the skin, and the skin and lungs are in line, it is more suitable for people with lung disease.
Bird's nest can be replaced by foods rich in amino acids such as eggs and milk.
The function of bird's nest
1, tonifying lung and nourishing yin, relieving cough due to lung deficiency, and reducing lung qi diseases. Include asthma, shortness of breath, chronic cough, blood in sputum, hemoptysis, bronchitis, hyperhidrosis, and ebb tide fever.
2, stomach, stomach cold, vomiting. Nausea, retching and bowel sounds caused by deficiency of stomach yin.
3, all the symptoms of physical weakness, tuberculosis and loss of qi after illness, combined with bird's nest for food, can nourish yin and adjust the middle.
4, antiperspirant, qi deficiency, spleen deficiency and hyperhidrosis, frequent urination, nocturia.
5, make people's skin smooth, elastic and shiny, thus reducing wrinkles.
6, bird's nest contains a variety of amino acids, infants often eat can increase wisdom, increase thinking, anti-sensitivity, make up for its shortcomings.
7. Pregnant women eat it during pregnancy and before and after delivery, which has the function of preventing and repairing tires.
8. Bird's nest is a kind of natural nourishing food, which contains a variety of amino acids and can inhibit and fight esophageal cancer, laryngeal cancer, gastric cancer, liver cancer and rectal cancer.
9. All sequelae caused by electrotherapy and chemotherapy, such as dry throat, sore throat, swelling, constipation, hoarseness and nausea, have been significantly improved.
10, bird's nest tastes sweet and flat, nourishing yin and moistening dryness. It is a kind of nutritious and healthy food, which has the functions of health care and dietotherapy, and is a healthy food loved by the public.