Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Selangor, Malaysia.
Chin J Integr Med. 2013 Sep;19(9):643-9. doi: 10.1007/s11655-013-1563-y. Epub 2013 Aug 24.
Edible bird's nest (EBN) is derived from the saliva of certain types of swiftlets. It is consumed in many parts of the world for its nutritional and medicinal values. Although many claims have been made on the therapeutic and health-promoting effects of EBN, scientific documentations regarding these effects are very limited in published literature. It is not until recently that the biological effects of EBN are being investigated and evidence-based studies are being conducted. Several studies have found that EBN may enhance cell proliferation and differentiation and various beneficial effects have been reported in vitro as well as in vivo. While these studies point towards the potential use of EBN in the treatment or even prevention of several diseases, the mechanisms of action of EBN remain largely unknown and more explorations are needed. This review is one of the very few scientific reviews on EBN which focuses on recent evidence-based discoveries.
燕窝是由某些种类的雨燕的唾液制成的。它因其营养价值和药用价值而在世界许多地方被食用。尽管人们对燕窝的治疗和促进健康的功效提出了许多说法，但在已发表的文献中，关于这些功效的科学记录非常有限。直到最近，燕窝的生物学效应才开始被研究，并进行了基于证据的研究。几项研究发现，燕窝可以促进细胞增殖和分化，并且在体外和体内都有报道称其具有多种有益作用。虽然这些研究表明燕窝可能在治疗甚至预防多种疾病方面具有潜在的用途，但燕窝的作用机制仍知之甚少，需要进一步探索。这篇综述是为数不多的几篇关于燕窝的科学综述之一，它侧重于最近的基于证据的发现。
