Bird's nest and peach gum are nutritious ingredients with beauty and anti-aging effects. Which one is better, bird's nest or peach gum? Can bird's nest and peach gum be stewed together?
Which is better: bird's nest or peach gum?
Bird's nest has higher nutritional value.
Bird's nest contains nutrients such as protein and sialic acid. It has the effects of nourishing the lungs and yin, nourishing the stomach, and moisturizing dryness. It is a traditional precious food with the reputation of "rare medicinal herb". Peach gum, also known as peach blossom tears, is a resin secreted from the bark of peach trees. Its main component is carbohydrates. Peach gum promotes blood circulation, tonifies qi, promotes urination, and stops diarrhea. It is often used to treat conditions such as urinary stones, hematuria, and diarrhea. In terms of nutritional value, bird's nest is superior.
Can bird's nest and peach gum be stewed together?
Yes, they can be stewed together.
Bird's nest has a neutral nature and a sweet taste. It nourishes yin, moisturizes dryness, tonifies qi, and transforms phlegm to stop coughing. It is mainly used to treat chronic illness with deficiency, phlegm asthma, hemoptysis, weak body with nocturnal emissions, and frequent urination. Peach gum has a neutral nature, a sweet and bitter taste, and the functions of promoting urination and stopping diarrhea. There are no incompatibilities or conflicts in terms of compatibility and medicinal effects between peach gum and bird's nest, so they can be stewed together.
The benefits of eating bird's nest and peach gum together
Enhancing immune function
Bird's nest and peach gum are natural nutritional supplements, containing proteins, amino acids, vitamins, and other nutrients. Bird's nest is rich in glycoproteins and sialic acid, which enhance immune function. Regular consumption of peach gum and bird's nest can improve the body's immune function.
Beauty and nourishing the skin
Bird's nest contains water-soluble proteins, sialic acid, and various amino acids, epidermal growth factor, and trace elements, which promote cell differentiation and rapid repair of damaged skin cells, making the skin smooth and elastic. Peach gum has blood-tonifying effects and can be used to treat acne and dark spots. The combination of peach gum and bird's nest has the effects of beauty and rejuvenation, reducing pigmentation, and preventing premature wrinkles.
Laxative effect
Peach gum contains a large amount of fiber and gelatin. When bird's nest and peach gum are eaten together, they have a laxative effect and can effectively relieve constipation.
The differences between bird's nest and peach gum
Source
Peach gum is a resin secreted from the bark of peach trees. It is a natural gum that is light red or yellow in color and transparent. Dry peach gum is crystalline and hard.
Bird's nest, also known as swallow's nest, is the saliva secreted by golden swallows and mixed with other substances to build nests. Bird's nest is shaped like an ingot, with the outer wall of the nest made up of densely packed thread-like materials, forming irregular protrusions. The inner wall of the nest is woven from thread-like materials into an irregular net-like structure. The nest bowl is solid, with small angular droplets on both ends. It usually has a diameter of 6-7 centimeters and a depth of 3-4 centimeters.
Effects
"Ben Jing Feng Yuan": Peach gum is the best for promoting body fluids and treating hematuria and urinary stones. It is also used to treat acne and dark spots. Peach gum has a neutral nature and a sweet taste, and it has the effects of nourishing blood, promoting urination, and stopping diarrhea. It can be used to treat conditions such as urinary stones, hematuria, and diarrhea.
Bird's nest has a neutral nature and a sweet taste. It belongs to the lung, stomach, and kidney meridians. It has the effects of nourishing the lungs and yin, nourishing the stomach, and moisturizing dryness. It is mainly used to treat chronic illness with deficiency, pulmonary tuberculosis with cough, hiccup and regurgitation, chronic diarrhea, and chronic malaria.
How to eat bird's nest and peach gum together
Stewed bird's nest with peach gum
Ingredients:
Bird's nest, peach gum, rock sugar.
Instructions:
1. Prepare the ingredients.
2. Soak the dried bird's nest in water. (It is recommended to soak white bird's nest in a white container for easy observation of impurities and dirt.)
3. Soak the peach gum until it becomes soft.
4. Remove impurities and dirt from the soaked bird's nest. (If there are impurities, the soaking time may vary depending on the degree of soaking. Follow the degree of soaking of the bird's nest.)
5. Put an appropriate amount of bird's nest into a bowl.
6. Add the softened peach gum.
7. Pour in enough water to immerse the bird's nest by 2-3 centimeters.
8. Cover the bowl and steam it over water.
9. Steam for about thirty minutes.
10. Add an appropriate amount of rock sugar and continue to steam for five minutes before serving.
