why is bird nest a healthy drink?

Practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine have long claimed that EBN has highly encouraging effects for the cure and treatment of consumptive diseases, difficult breathing, dry coughs, alleviating asthma, tuberculosis, hemoptysis, asthenia, improving voice, stomach ulcers, relieving gastric troubles and general weakness of bronchial ailments. Besides, EBN is also famous for the proper and healthy nourishment of kidneys, heart, lungs and stomach. Additionally, it helps in raising libido, fortifying the immune system, promoting growth, improving concentration, improving skin complexion, slowing down the aging processes, increasing energy and metabolism, and regulating circulation.

The regular consumption of EBN has been associated with healthy effects such as high-spirited physical and mental strength, and youthfulness restoration. Proteins are the main ingredients of EBN. They are generally used for the building and repair of body cells and tissues, and driving other metabolic functions. Carbohydrates are another major ingredients of EBN. Sialic Acid is one of the major carbohydrates found in EBN, which mediates the distribution and structure of gangliosides in brain. The essential trace elements such a calcium, phosphorus, iron, sodium, potassium, iodine and some essential amino acids are the other main and major ingredients in EBN.

In the view of these observations, EBN is considered by the older generation in many Asian societies to be highly nutritive and restorative food with sweet and calm character appropriate for consumption by all age groups of all genders. Recent studies have demonstrated EBN as a potent medicinal substrate with a wide range of medicinal properties including antiviral, anticancer, eye care, bone strength, neuroprotective and anti-oxidant effects. Besides, EBN has been found to potentiate the proliferation of HASCc. In addition, epidermal growth factor like activity has been documented for EBN in several experiments.

Although EBN has been traditionally prescribed to cure diseases for many generations the actual characteristics and properties of EBN have not been studied in detail.  But most important of all ..... with the variety of flavours available at An Nhien, it just taste good!