What are the methods of making bird's nest porridge?

Bird's nest porridge is a common way of consumption, because the bird's nest itself is of high value, and it is more conducive to human absorption when consumed in this way. Eating bird's nest porridge can effectively help us strengthen the spleen and moisten the lungs, and at the same time it can also play a role in beautifying the skin.

1. Ingredients: 15g bird's nest (dry product), 150g glutinous rice.

practice:

(1) Soak the bird’s nest in warm water, remove impurities and fluff, and wash with clean water.

(2) Wash the glutinous rice and put it into a pot of water together with the bird's nest. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer until it becomes porridge. It can be sweet or salty.

2. Efficacy:

Strengthens the spleen and moisturizes the lungs, moisturizes the skin and nourishes the face.

Indications:

It is used for spleen deficiency, anemia, dry skin, facial wrinkles; or lung and kidney yin deficiency, yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire due to hot flashes and dry cough; or weakness due to consumptive disease, weak stomach and poor appetite; or cough and shortness of breath due to tuberculosis, etc.

3. Bird's nest porridge can be used as a common food to nourish the face, and can also be used as an auxiliary therapeutic food to moisturize the lungs. Bird's nest is the nest made of saliva of swiftlets and other swiftlets of the same species, or a mixture of saliva and feathers. It is sweet and neutral in nature. It nourishes the yin of the lungs and stomach, replenishes the middle and strengthens the qi. It is nourishing without being dry, moistening without being greasy, and is an excellent product for treating weakness and consumptive disease. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" says that it can "replenish weakness and treat cough and red phlegm." The "Compendium of Materia Medica" says that it "is a holy medicine for treating weakness and erosion." Since ancient times, bird's nest has been a common product for people to maintain beauty. Glutinous rice is sweet and flat in nature, and has the effects of promoting stomach qi, aiding digestion, and producing fluid. The combination of bird's nest and glutinous rice can strengthen the spleen and replenish qi and aid metabolism, nourish the lungs and nourish yin and moisturize the skin. Regular consumption can make the skin smooth and the complexion long-lasting.

4. Notes and taboos:

People with excessive phlegm and dampness should not eat sweet porridge.