Tuberculosis, commonly known as consumption, is a common respiratory infectious disease. It is easily infected when the body's resistance is low. This disease can affect all age groups, but it is more common in young adults, and more prevalent in males than females. When treating tuberculosis, foods that nourish yin and moisten the lungs are usually chosen, and stewed bird's nest with Adenophora root is a good example.
【Ingredients】
Bird's nest, Adenophora root, 6 grams each.
【Preparation】
Simmer until soft, filter out the residue, add a little rock sugar, and continue simmering. Take once in the morning and once in the evening. A course of treatment lasts for 30 days. Generally, patients can feel a significant improvement in their lungs after 1 to 2 months of continuous treatment.
【Efficacy】
Stewed bird's nest with Adenophora root is a nourishing tonic that nourishes the lungs and yin, and stops coughing and bleeding. It is commonly used in folk medicine to treat tuberculosis with hemoptysis, chronic bronchitis in the elderly, pulmonary emphysema, and asthma.
【Medicinal Properties】
Bird's nest is a nest made by the saliva, feathers, and other materials of the swiftlet and other swiftlet species. It has a mild and sweet taste and belongs to the lung, stomach, and kidney meridians. It contains protein, carbohydrates, various amino acids, as well as calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sulfuric acid, and other nutrients. It has the effects of nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, beautifying the skin, replenishing qi, promoting blood circulation, enhancing digestion, and intestinal absorption. It can treat deficiency, cough with phlegm, hemoptysis, and chronic diarrhea. It is suitable for weak constitution, malnutrition, chronic diarrhea, excessive phlegm and cough, elderly patients with chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, pulmonary emphysema, tuberculosis, hemoptysis, and stomachache. Modern medical research has found that bird's nest can promote immune function and has the effect of delaying aging and prolonging life.
Adenophora root is a precious hemostatic and antibacterial medicine. It has a cold and bitter taste and belongs to the lung, liver, and stomach meridians. It contains starch, xylitol, volatile oil, gum, fructan, and other substances. Its function is to nourish the lungs and stop bleeding. It is commonly used to treat hemoptysis in pulmonary diseases. "Dian Nan Ben Cao" records that it "treats lung qi deficiency caused by overwork, nourishes the lungs, treats cough, clears lung consumption with hemoptysis, and contracts lung qi." Modern pharmacological research has proven that Adenophora root has hemostatic properties and weak inhibitory effects on tuberculosis bacilli.
