Bird's nest

Bird's nest

(records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

[source] it is the saliva of swiftlet, a member of swiftlet family, which condenses in caves.

[animal morphology] swiftlet with brown back

It is about 9 cm long and looks like a swallow. The mouth is short and broad, flat and weak, black. The head and back are dark brown, and the waist is shallow; the wings are long and sharp, and the wing end exceeds the tail end when the wings are closed; the flying and tail feathers are pure black, with green luster. The abdomen is all brown. The tail is shallow forked. Feet short and weak, tarsometatarsal Brown feathered; 4 toes forward; claws black.

Inhabit in the cliff or cave, nest and live. Strong flying ability. The food is all kinds of flying insects.

It is distributed in central and southwest China, Hubei and Sichuan.

[collection] spring collection.

[flavor] sweet and light, flat. non-toxic.

Functions and indications: nourishing lung yin, appetizing and hemostatic. It is used to treat tuberculosis, hematemesis, weakness, seminal emission, cough, phlegm and frequent urination.

[usage and dosage] oral: steamed, 2-3 yuan.

[selection] 1. To treat pulmonary tuberculosis and hematemesis: Swallow's nest and Lily. Steam with rock sugar.

② Treatment of weak spermatorrhea: soil bird's nest, turtle glue. Steam.

③ Treatment of cough and phlegm: Bird's nest, Chuanbei. Steam with rock sugar.

④ The frequency of urination: Bird's nest, Alpinia oxyphylla, cuttlebone. Steam.

Chinese PinYin : Tu Yan Wo