Bird's nest should be stewed for 40 minutes.
If it is a normal bird's nest, it is usually recommended to be stewed for about 40 minutes. Stewing for too long may affect the nutrients of the bird's nest, and may also easily lead to changes in taste.
If conditions allow, you can also add some other flowers and herbs in the bird's nest tea, or some nourishing food, can increase the effectiveness of bird's nest.
Source of Bird's Nest:
Bird's nest, as the name suggests, is the nest of a swallow. However, it is not the nest of ordinary swallows, but the nest of a special kind of swallows, the Golden Swallow. The swiftlet belongs to the bird family, Apodidae. It is a migratory bird that flies from Siberia to the natural caves along the tropical coasts from December to March every year to breed its offspring.
The swiftlet is smaller than the swallows we usually see, with grayish-brown back feathers with golden luster, long pointed wings, and four toes growing forward. This swallow has a very developed mucus gland in its throat, and the saliva it secretes can be condensed into a solid in the air, which is the main material for them to build their nests. The swiftlet lays eggs in March and April every year.
Before laying eggs, they fly over the sea and high in the air every day, sometimes up to thousands of meters, through the clouds and fog, sucking the rain and dew, feeding on insects, seaweed, silverfish and other things. After digestion, they burrowed into the deep cracks and caves of precipitous, cool, and high-altitude cliffs to spit and build their nests. It takes about 20 days to build.
The swiftlet nests are half-moon shaped, shaped like human ears, with a diameter of 6-7 centimeters, a thick base and a thin wall, weighing about 10-15 grams. The outer part of the nest is neat and tidy, while the inner part is rough and has the appearance of a loofah network. The whole bird's nest is white, crystalline and elastic, attached to the rocky cliffs. It has always been known as the "rare and famous medicine" and "Oriental treasure".