6 groups of people should stay away from bird's nests to avoid bringing disaster upon themselves

Health benefits of bird's nest

According to traditional medicine practitioner Bui Dac Sang (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi Oriental Medicine Association), in Oriental medicine, bird's nest has a sweet taste, neutral properties, and affects the lungs, stomach, and kidneys. Bird's nest has the effect of nourishing yin and moistening dryness, replenishing the middle and benefiting qi, nourishing the kidneys and producing sperm, strengthening the spleen and nourishing blood.

Bird's nest is often used for cases of physical weakness, bronchitis, dry cough with sticky phlegm, asthma, hemoptysis, gastroesophageal inflammation causing vomiting, dysentery and prolonged malaria, tuberculosis, and strong tendons and bones.

According to experts, many people consider bird's nest as a medicine and mistakenly believe that it can be used to cure diseases. However, bird's nest is simply a nutritious food, used as a functional food.

People who should not eat bird's nest

Physician Bui Dac Sang also informed that for young, healthy people with good absorption ability, eating bird's nest every day may not have too much of an impact. However, there are some people who should be careful when using bird's nest. So who should not eat bird's nest?

Elderly people

The elderly should not eat too much bird's nest. Unscientific use of bird's nest will cause discomfort and bloating. In the long run, this can cause indigestion and other undesirable consequences affecting the digestive system.

People with weak spleen and stomach

People with weak spleen and stomach, colds, fever, headache, abdominal pain due to cold or bloating, cough with phlegm should not use bird's nest.

People with dermatitis

People with symptoms of dermatitis, acute bronchitis, urinary tract infections, and fever should not use bird's nest.

People with weak constitution

People who are thin, pale, have weak spleen and stomach function, and cannot absorb food and nutrients should not use bird's nest.

People with kidney yang deficiency

People with symptoms of loose stools and clear urine are advised not to use bird's nest to avoid making the condition worse.

Children under 7 months old

This age group should also not use bird's nest because at this time the child's digestive system is not fully developed and is not strong enough to absorb this very nutritious food.

According to Oriental medicine experts, the allowable dosage depends on each age group. For children 1-4 years old, they can use 1-2 grams of bird's nest essence/day. Children 4 years old and older, pregnant women, and young people can use 2-3 grams of bird's nest essence/day. The elderly, people with diseases (diabetes, cancer, just recovered from illness...): 3-4 grams of bird's nest essence/day.

The above are people who should not eat bird's nest. If you are in the above group, stay away from bird's nest.

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