As for whether it has some medicinal value, Kong Yuncheung, a professor of biochemistry at the Chinese University of Hongkong, has made a startling discovery: He suggests that swiftlet's nest includes something which can prevent or cure AIDS.
至於是否有特別藥理作用，香港中文大學生化系講座教授江潤祥曾提出驚人的發現，指出燕窩可能含有預防與治療愛滋病的物質。