Edible birds nest (EBN) is a potential natural product against influenza virus infection

Akmal M. N., . and Intan-Shameha A. R., . and M. Ajat, . and A. Ideris, . Edible birds nest (EBN) is a potential natural product against influenza virus infection. pp. 14-19. ISSN 0128-2506

Edible birds nest (EBN) is an emergent industry in Malaysia. In 2016 EBN worth RM 1.2 billion with the total production of 228-tonne metrics. EBN is salivary secretion of swiftlets (Aerodramus spp.) that contained various nutritive values. Back in Tang Dynasty it had been recognized as a natural product with broad medicinal effects. Recently various scientific studies have been done to elucidate the medicinal properties of this precious food. For the past 10 years antiviral effects of EBN had been explained via in-vitro and in-vivo well-designed researches in which generally EBN is exerting a good alternative food for prophylactic and therapeutic agent against Influenza A virus infection in the laboratory setting. The limited study had been done to identify the bioactive ingredient of EBN that have antiviral properties. Nevertheless based on the previous nutritional studies some contents of EBN have been hypothesised to serve as an antiviral agent and comprehensive study is required to explicate those claimed. The aim of this paper is to review on the recent discovery pertaining to the potential antiviral effect of EBN in the cell culture and animal model studies.

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Abstract

Edible birds nest (EBN) is an emergent industry in Malaysia. In 2016 EBN worth RM 1.2 billion with the total production of 228-tonne metrics. EBN is salivary secretion of swiftlets (Aerodramus spp.) that contained various nutritive values. Back in Tang Dynasty it had been recognized as a natural product with broad medicinal effects. Recently various scientific studies have been done to elucidate the medicinal properties of this precious food. For the past 10 years antiviral effects of EBN had been explained via in-vitro and in-vivo well-designed researches in which generally EBN is exerting a good alternative food for prophylactic and therapeutic agent against Influenza A virus infection in the laboratory setting. The limited study had been done to identify the bioactive ingredient of EBN that have antiviral properties. Nevertheless based on the previous nutritional studies some contents of EBN have been hypothesised to serve as an antiviral agent and comprehensive study is required to explicate those claimed. The aim of this paper is to review on the recent discovery pertaining to the potential antiviral effect of EBN in the cell culture and animal model studies.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Bird nests
AGROVOC Term:	Medicinal properties
AGROVOC Term:	Saliva
AGROVOC Term:	Influenzavirus
AGROVOC Term:	Therapeutic substances
AGROVOC Term:	Alternative methods
AGROVOC Term:	Nutritional status
AGROVOC Term:	Disease prevention
AGROVOC Term:	Disease treatment
AGROVOC Term:	Antiviral agents
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8344

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