Scientific studies confirm quail eggs have stunning curative properties

Quail eggs – these nifty buggers are packed with nutrition and healing properties – all supported by numerous scientific studies

When we decided to start a quail egg farm, we had little idea nutrition-wise where quail eggs stacked, particularly against chicken eggs. We knew there were some health benefits but assumed they were similar to chicken eggs – we just loved the taste of quail eggs and wanted to share that. We were blown away when we found out they possessed healing properties for many illnesses, all supported by scientific studies.

Having teenagers with frequent hay fever symptoms, I read with interest this study that was based off the findings of a French doctor, Dr Truffier who made the “observation of a lesser occurrence of allergies in quail farmers”

In the early 1970s, a French general practitioner noticed that farmers who raised quails (Coturnix coturnix) presented fewer allergy symptoms than the general population in the same area. He gave raw quail eggs to his allergic patients, including both adults and children, and observed a reduction in their symptoms (Truffier ¹⁹⁷⁸). This finding was subsequently investigated in several human clinical trials carried out by a larger group of physicians under the direction of a highly respected French allergist physician Dr. G. Bruttmann. In these studies, subjects suffering from outdoor and indoor allergens were given quail egg powder tablets or placebo. The results of these studies indicated that consumption of quail egg powder led to relief of subjects’ symptoms with good tolerability of the administered product (Bruttmann ¹⁹⁹⁵). The composition of quail eggs has been described by Prelipcean (Teuşan) et al. (²⁰¹²) as containing about 68% of water, 12% of proteins including ovomucoids, 10% of fats, 8% of minerals, and 2% of carbohydrates.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4256569/

In this study, subjects were exposed to common indoor and outdoor allergens to trigger allergic reactions. Subjects in the treatment group were given a proprietary product made of quail eggs. Allergy symptoms were recorded and scored. The results showed significant improvements in nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, watery eyes, itchy eyes and itchy nose. No significant differences with the control group were found for sneezing. Significant improvements were recorded starting from the 15th minute indicating the fast acting nature of the product.

In this study, the active product was shown to be effective in healthy subjects overexposed to allergens. Under normal environmental conditions where occasional allergy sufferers are exposed to allergens, episodic allergy-related symptoms can be burdensome. When symptoms persist under these conditions, the repeated use of the active study product may provide long-lasting relief…..Administration of quail egg homogenate to these subjects on a daily basis for a sustained period (several months in duration) resulted in significant improvements in allergy-related symptoms and a reduction in the use of rescue medications.

This got me excited – a natural remedy that worked in 15 minutes?! Enter test subject in the throes of battle with uncontrollable allergic rhinitis – Daryl, son #2, aged 18 . Since we moved to the country, his allergies have worsened, and then doubled down when spring began. With no knowledge on dosage or how to administer this medicine, I cracked 3 eggs into a cup and he downed them raw and neat (with much difficulty). Then we waited, and 20 minutes later, all was quiet, the sneezing had stopped. Was it a coincidence, did it work? By the hour, the sneeze had returned and Daryl wasn’t sold on this remedy. The experiment was put aside but then later on, I came across some details on a possible treatment plan attributed to Dr Truffier for rhinitis

First two days of treatment: the patient should eat three eggs (raw)

Third day of treatment: the patient should increase to four eggs 

From 5th to 49th day of treatment: increase to five eggs 

… the eggs should be eaten on an empty stomach and you should not eat anything else for the next three to four hours

And another by a blogger who used this therapy on herself and found it cured her. Inspired and armed with some knowledge, I think we are ready to try again. Most importantly you do need buy-in – so first task at hand is to convince Daryl to give it a go. Hopefully will have something to share in a few months, will post an update when I do!

If you are thinking about using quail eggs therapeutically or otherwise, do note that quail eggs are contraindicated for those with egg allergies. Please read the disclaimer.

I’m still learning how quail eggs are used medicinally for many ailments and I hope to share more studies in the future. Meanwhile, if you’ve found this post interesting or have any comments or questions, please feel to comment below.