Health Benefits of Swiftlet Nest

Health Benefits of Swiftlet Nest

Swiftlet Nest has been used for a long time in traditional Chinese medicine for many centuries. It is classified as a cold food or “ying” according to the Chinese food concept.

Swiftlet Nest is mostly composed of water-soluble protein that is easily absorbed by human body. The total protein content is about 65 percent. The other constituents are moisture (~ 10%), traces of fat (~23.3%), and carbohydrate (~0.8%). Other minerals present are calcium and iron. The total content of Amino acid in Swiftlet Nest is approximately 6 percent. Amino acids isolated from Swiftlet Nest consist of amide, humin, arginine, cystine, histidine, and lysine. It is possible that when taken with other certain foods through a cooking process,such as ginseng (as a hot food or “yang”), may have high nutritive and therapeutic value to human body.

Consumption of Swiftlet Nest is also recommended to complement other treatments to combat degenerative diseases such as cancer and also for recovering health after illness, or surgery.

Swiftlet Nest is regarded as having a wide range of tonic and medical values. Traditionally, it is believed that Swiftlet Nest can strengthen the lungs and use in the curing and strengthening of body in diseases related to weak blood, body overheat, and other bronchion ailments. Consumption of Swiftlet Nest is also recommended to complement other treatments to combat degenerative diseases such as cancer and also for recovering health after illness, or surgery.

It is also claimed that Swiftlet Nest contains elements which can stimulate cell growth and especially beneficial to elderly recovering from various body ailments.

Swiftlet Nest is especially valued by ladies for its reported properties of making the skin delicate and growing radiantly. It is also mentioned that an expectant mother consuming Swiftlet Nests would have a baby with fine and smooth complexion.
Chinese has been consuming Swiftlet Nest for hundreds of years and most of them believe that Swiftlet Nest consists of several proteins and minerals that help develop the generation and growth of human cells, rejuvenates the human skin and increases the immune system.

High demand.

Research has also found that Swiftlet Nest contains the epidermal growth factor. This helps explain why Chinese herbalists often prescribe Swiftlet Nest to people who fail to thrive or grow for no apparent reason. Independent laboratory investigation has also revealed that Swiftlet Nest contains a water-soluble glyco-protein that promotes cell division within the immune system. These findings lend support to the belief that Swiftlet Nest promotes growth and tissue repair. Not only that, Swiftlet Nest strengthens the body's self-regulating actions and provides resistance to disease. Because of its function, a symbol of wealth as well as the scarcity of the goods, it makes Swiftlet Nest a valuable commodity indeed. Consumers of Swiftlet Nest soup swear by their efficacy in its many curing properties, namely healing illnesses connected to the respiratory system like cough, asthma or throat infection and thus its high demand.