Bird's nest is a tonic, and the tonic pays attention to the "four natures" of cold, heat, warmth and coolness. For example, it is not recommended to eat hot food and supplements when getting angry. Among the Baidu Encyclopedia entries of bird's nest, there is a passage in a Chinese medicine book that is most well known: from the perspective of sexual taste, bird's nest is flat and sweet. Judging from the meridian tropism, bird's nest belongs to lung, stomach and kidney. From the efficacy point of view, bird's nest has five major effects: nourishing yin and moistening dryness, benefiting qi and tonifying the middle warmer, and caring skin. Obviously, the study of bird's nest in traditional Chinese medicine has been classified as a flat food since ancient times. Flat food is a kind of food with relatively cold and heat properties, which is not obvious and relatively peaceful, and can be used regardless of cold syndrome and heat syndrome. The sexual equality of bird's nest is one of the reasons why bird's nest is a tonic suitable for men, women and children.

Is the bird's nest cold or hot?

The bird's nest is flat, neither cold nor hot.

Bird's nest is flat and sweet, and Herbal Rejuvenation contains bird's nest to replenish vitality, moisten lung and nourish yin. There is bird's nest in Materia Medica from the New, which can nourish lung yin, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, and make it clear. It is a holy medicine for conditioning deficiency, tuberculosis and dysentery, and can be treated for those who can't clear lung deficiency. The bird's nest contained in this Feng Jingyuan can make the golden water grow together, nourish the lungs with kidney qi, and stabilize the stomach qi. It is the most docile food. Therefore, eating cool bird's nest will not cause side effects such as getting angry, dampness or being too cold. The cold period is the only period when we don't recommend eating bird's nest. People with different constitutions only need to pay attention to matching bird's nest with foods that are not suitable for their constitutions. For example, people who are hot should not use ginseng with bird's nest, and people who are cold should not use cold porridge with bird's nest. The weak can appropriately extend the stewing time for absorption, but not for too long, which will dissolve the bird's nest.

After knowing the hot and cold of bird's nest, you can safely choose when eating bird's nest, but it should be noted that when making bird's nest, you should also be careful not to do too much. It is best to make one bird's nest at a time, so as to absorb the nutrition well.