Bird nest

[Linlin]

I’m pregnant currently and I have bad cough but after taking bird nest everyday my cough recover and my bb weigh increase 500g in a mth. What benefits I still don’t know yet must wait till baby come out. I’m still taking bird nest daily.

All the bird nest is steamed kind not those bottle one which claim no preservative.

[sundaymorning]

kwokwc:

Jworld:

[quote=\"DesertWind\"]Hi kwokwc,


After prolonged coughing, it is good to boil some tea for nourishing lungs to drink. The ingredients are very simple:
玉竹
白目耳 (buy those that after cooking is still crunchy type, is better)
百合
淮山
南杏
北杏
桔饼

This tea you can also drink when you are coughing and it is good for the lungs. Even if not coughing, can drink once a month for nourishing the lungs.

[/quote]Thanks for sharing , chi tea that are good to strengthen our lungs :)!
I have birdnest once to twice a months , my DDs love it !

[schen]

Birdnest is bad for cough with lots of phlegm, how abt cordyceps?

[Filial Daughter]

Hi there!


Would like to find out the following:

1. Can uncook bird's nest be consumed after expiry date stated on its packaging?!

2. Can you consume old/expired ginseng, cordyceps and honey liquid tonic in a bottle?!

3. Is it safe to consume expired bottled chicken essence that is still sealed and unopened?!

Appreciate any advice before I throw all of the above away

Thank You!

[Jennifer]

When I was pregnant with #2, MIL also brewed bird’s nests for me. I did not think it was necessary, so I gave them to my #1 who was around 3 years old then. Some years later while doing a skin allergy test, we were informed that he was allergic to bird’s nests.


Parents who r giving this delicacy to their child n seeing an increase frequency in coughing episode, do consider doing a skin allergy test, just to play safe.

Up to today, I do not give my children this delicacy whenever MIL brews it.

[roselynn]

Filial Daughter, it depends where you buy the dried birdnest from. Some vendors did not really make it very dry and hence it will mould more easily. Hence you should check if there’s any mould or unpleasant smell if it has passes the expiry date. How long did it last already?

[roselynn]

Hello All


Actually many people know birdnest is good but do not know why it's so good!
If you go to the store, they tell you its so good because it treats this, it treats that right? I think the information below will help many of you to understand birdnest better! I have copied the most important para below and the rest you can read from the link. Hope it helps!

Besides its high protein content, there is content in scientific term called Neuraminic acid, collectively known as Sialic acid (唾液酸), a natural carbonate compound which is able to absorb bacteria and virus. When our body is attack by virus or bacteria, Neuraminic acid is able to absorb these virus or bacteria on our skin first and then performs inhibiting action to prevent spread of the virus or bacteria to other good body cells.

It is also an important substance required in ganglioside (a glycosphingolipid found in the brain and other nervous system tissues) distribution and structure in the brain. Hence, it has been commonly said to contribute to neurological and intellectual advantages in infants.

You can read more in the link below.
http://phkbirdnest.blogspot.sg/p/why-birdnest-is-delicacy-for-chinese.html?spref=fb

[geraline.042523sung]

schen:

Birdnest is bad for cough with lots of phlegm, how abt cordyceps?

i was told by the staff (eys) that cordyceps do help alleviate coughing. But there are processed and not processed, do which is better? anybody can advice?

[bzb]

Cordyceps do more wonders than bird nest, of course, as well as the super expensive price. As to which type is better, the unprocessed one is bettter. It means, whatever you boil, you are extrating it from the worm directly. It is believed to provide necessary nutrients to or vital organs, and most importantly, it does not thicken our blood. However, growers then to taint the cordyceps with heavy metal in order to "boost" the weight and make more money from us the consumer.

That means, it is very hard and very very expensive to get the real gd quality cordyceps.
Looking at today’s high value of TMC products, most of them have been undergone "incredible" processes at it’s raw state before selling us as the unprocessed products.
When younger, I consumed bottled bird nest and slowly to the "100% unprocessed" bird nests. It took me two weeks or more to clean the feather and foreign stuffs. At the end, I throw them off cos the final quality was a bit gross to me. And then, after interview the suppliers, I came to the conclusion that, those on display the unprcessed "whole nest" is actually being carefully bleeched!
Today, I rather rely on trustable manufacturer for multi vits or other nutrients. That should be good for many people.

[ngl2010]

bzb:

Cordyceps do more wonders than bird nest, of course, as well as the super expensive price. As to which type is better, the unprocessed one is bettter. It means, whatever you boil, you are extrating it from the worm directly. It is believed to provide necessary nutrients to or vital organs, and most importantly, it does not thicken our blood. However, growers then to taint the cordyceps with heavy metal in order to \"boost\" the weight and make more money from us the consumer.

That means, it is very hard and very very expensive to get the real gd quality cordyceps.
Looking at today's high value of TMC products, most of them have been undergone \"incredible\" processes at it's raw state before selling us as the unprocessed products.
When younger, I consumed bottled bird nest and slowly to the \"100% unprocessed\" bird nests. It took me two weeks or more to clean the feather and foreign stuffs. At the end, I throw them off cos the final quality was a bit gross to me. And then, after interview the suppliers, I came to the conclusion that, those on display the unprcessed \"whole nest\" is actually being carefully bleeched!
Today, I rather rely on trustable manufacturer for multi vits or other nutrients. That should be good for many people.

My mom ever visited her friend that has bird nest processing business in Indonesia. The friend admitted that she add agar agar to make more profit :faint: . Since then, we only consume \"100% unprocessed\" bird nests. We got it from a farmer in Indonesia. It usually takes us 1 day to clean it. We soak it first to make it easier to clean. It is unavoidable that some feathers will still be there. We cook it with longan so the soup will be brown colour to mask the leftover feathers

After consuming the real bird nest, mil does not want to drink those in bottles anymore