That makes it easier for us to follow the nests 'evolution from being a natural product to becoming a tonic food after the Ming dynasty, to being elevated in the future to the status of scientific medications, like a microcosmic history of Chinese medicine.
也許我們可以從它身上看到中國藥材如何由自然食品演變到清朝後的補品，未來再提昇至藥品的有趣歷程，就像一部中國的藥學史。