Tuesday, June 30, 2009

保健功能 HEALTH BENEFITS

远古时期 , 中医在中药上已经使用燕窝 . 根据华人对食品的概念 , 燕窝是属性寒冷的食品或阴性食品.
燕窝含有丰富的营养及享有 " 养颜圣品 " 的美誉 . 如今科学研究也证实了采用的燕窝里含有许多容易被人体吸收的蛋白质 ( 水溶性肽类激素能刺激多种细胞的分裂增殖及促进细胞分化 ), 维生素 , 及各种矿物质如钙和铁 .

燕窩是「大養肺陰﹐化痰止嗽﹐補而能清﹐為調理虛勞之聖藥」﹐也被譽為滋補養顏的恩物﹐除了有賴人家所認識 的成份如豐富的膠原水溶性蛋白質及黏多醣等能有滋潤皮膚的成份外﹔根據香港<選擇>月刊報導﹐燕窩亦含有一種表皮生長因子﹐可刺激細胞生長及 促進人體細胞繁殖與再生﹔而其活性蛋白水溶液又可以直接刺激免疫系統的細胞長生﹐加速新陳代謝﹐抑制胃酸﹐促進血液循環﹐增強心臟功能﹐有助增進食慾﹐對 於老人小孩病後補身最為有效﹗最近網上更有報導﹐據最新醫學研究證明﹐燕窩性質屬於一種抗氧化食品﹐具有排毒功效﹐甚至有個別案例顯示﹐燕窩之食療能夠有 治療肺癌之功效呢﹗辜物論燕窩真的是否有上述的神奇功效﹐但就中醫角度來說﹐燕窩味甘﹑性平﹑不寒不燥﹔入肺﹑胃﹑腎經﹐皆具有滋陰潤燥﹐補中益氣功用。 自古以來燕窩的療效絕對是受肯定的﹐可以說是多吃有益而無害﹗

它的成分含有 :-
蛋白质
60.0%
水分
9.0%
微量脂肪
24.2%
碳水化合物
0.8%
** 氨基酸
6.0%
** 由 amide, humin, arginine,cystine,histine 及 lysine 组成的氨基酸.

燕窝可与其它食物一起烹煮 , 如人参 ( 属性热或阳性食品 ) 提供人体高营养及治疗价值.

燕窝不但可以加强肺部功能 , 而且对贫血 , 身体过热 , 及其它疾病 , 或手术 , 也有一定的药性功效 . 燕窝也含有美容基因 , 它对受损皮肤进行快速修复 , 且能启动衰老皮肤的细胞 , 使皮肤变得娇嫩及容光焕发.

Birds' nest has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for many centuries. According to the Chinese food concept .It is classified as a cold food or “ying”.

Bird's nest contains plenty of sustenance and possesses what the Chinese call “rejuvenating effects”. Current science has help determine the ancient belief that bird's nest contains a host of different proteins which is easily absorbed by our body (water-soluble glycol-protein that promotes cell separation within the immune organism), vitamins, and beside various other minerals present are calcium and iron.

The constituents are as follow:
Protein 60.0 %
Carbohydrate 0.8 %
Moisture 9.0 %
**Amino acid 6.0 %
Traces of fat 24.2 %
** Amino acids that consist of amide, humin, arginine, cystine, histidine, and lysine.

It is possible that when taken with other foods through a cooking process, such as ginseng (as a hot food or “yang”), may have high nutritive and therapeutic value to human body.

Birds' nest is believed that it can strengthen the lungs and use in the medicinal and strengthening of body in diseases related to weak blood, body overheat, and other illness, or surgery. Bird's nest also contains elements which can stimulate cell growth and especially beneficial to elderly recovering from various body ailments. It is also making the skin delicate and growing radiantly.

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