Bird Nest : Nutrious Food

Bird's nest is a delicacy in cuisine that is one of eight nutrious food (eight precious dishes). Modern science has found the components of the bird's nest. Bird's nest contains high protein content (45 - 55%) which include 18 kinds of amino acid, some have high content such as aspartic acid (4.69%), proline (5.27%), in which their effects are recreating the muscle cell, tissue and skin. There are the irreplaceable amino acids such as cysteine, phenylalamine (4.50%), in which their effects are improving the memory, increasing the transmission of nerve impulses, increasing the absorption of vitamin D from the sunlight.Tyrosine and acid syalic (8.6%) have the effects on the recovery quickly when the body contaminated or red blood cells damaged, glucosamine helps to restore the cartilage in osteoarthritis cases.

Bird's nests contain 31 essential trace elements for the development of children and the improvement of the elderly. Bird's nest is rich of calcium and iron, and has the beneficial elements to the nerves system and memory such as manganese, bromine, copper, zinc. There are elements that stimulate the digestion such as chromium, anti-aging elements, and anti-radiation as selenite. Bird's nest contains free-fat galactose. Threonine in bird's nest has the effect on the support to form the collagen and elastin - two compounds rebuild the skin structure, when combining with Glycine will prevent the wrinkles, anti aging, anti-acne freckles, prevent pigmentation marks and protect the skin, makeing the smooth and vibrant skin. Tryptophan helps the fetus to develop balancely and healthily.

Bird's nest helps the elderly not only to improve the physical but also the brain, such as improving the memory (phenylalanine), liver problems (threonine), gastrointestinal issues (histidine), adjust the sugar content in blood (Leucine), increasing the ability of absorbing calcium, anti-aging spine (Lysine), preventing arthritis (Methionine).

Especially, syalic acid and Tyrosine help to recover faster for cancer patient after radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or patients after surgery (especially lung, kidney.)

Nowadays, bird's nest is being studied for HIV-AIDS treatment because it stimulates the growth of leukemia cells with antibody effects. It is also recommended for cancer patients after radiotherapy, patients after surgery to help the human's body recover faster.

Beside that, bird's nest is also a very nutritious food, for the weak body, fatigue, anorexia, and fragile vitality, hot-tempered body due to smoking and alcohol, insomnia, heart palpitations, thin, yellow skin.