1. antitussive and antiasthmatic effects

used for cough and asthma. This product mainly enters the lung meridian. Bitter taste can reduce cough and asthma, and it also has the function of dispersing lung qi, which is an important medicine for treating cough and asthma. Compatibility with syndromes can be used for various syndromes of cough and asthma. Such as cough due to wind-cold, combined with Herba Ephedrae and Glycyrrhrizae Radix to dispel wind-cold, disperse lung and relieve asthma, namely San 'ao Decoction. Wind-heat cough, combined with mulberry leaves and chrysanthemum, can dispel wind-heat, disperse lung and relieve cough, such as Sangju drink. Dry cough, combined with mulberry leaves, Fritillaria, and Adenophora, to clear lung-heat, moisten dryness and relieve cough, such as Sangxing Decoction. Lung-heat cough and asthma, combined with gypsum, can clear lung-heat, disperse lung-heat and relieve asthma, such as Maxing Shigan Decoction.

2. Effect on digestive system

Almond tastes bitter and is rich in fatty oil. Fatty oil can improve the lubricating effect of intestinal contents on mucosa, so almond has the function of moistening intestine and relaxing bowels.

3. Anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects

Benzaldehyde produced by the decomposition of amygdalin reacts with benzoin condensation enzyme to produce benzoin. Benzoin has analgesic effect, so some people in China use bitter almond to treat advanced liver cancer, which can relieve the pain of patients, and some even do not need to take painkillers.

4. hypoglycemic effect

amygdalin has the effect of preventing and treating diabetes caused by antineoplastic drug urea. The method of inducing hyperglycemia in mice by urea proved that the blood sugar was measured after intraperitoneal injection of 3g/kg amygdalin for 48 hours. The results showed that amygdalin could specifically inhibit the increase of blood sugar caused by urea, and the intensity of action was related to the concentration of amygdalin in blood.

5. Hypolipidemic effect

According to clinical reports, almond can obviously reduce the blood lipid level of patients with hyperlipidemia, and Spiller(199) thinks that monounsaturated fatty acids in almond can help reduce the slightly increased blood lipid of patients without strict diet restriction. 6. Anti-tumor effect < P > The research on the anti-tumor mechanism of almond mainly includes the following aspects:

① Some scholars believe that cancer cells contain a large amount of β -glucosidase which can hydrolyze amygdalin to produce hydrocyanic acid (HCN), benzaldehyde and glucose. Because of the lack of thionitrile-producing enzyme in cancer cells, the enzyme has the detoxification effect on HCN, which makes HCN become nontoxic thionitrile, while normal cells lack β -glucosidase and contain a large number of thionitrile-producing enzymes. According to this theory, amygdalin should be able to selectively kill cancer cells, but almost harmless to normal cells.

② amygdalin can help trypsin digest the hyaline mucin membrane of cancer cells in vivo, so that white blood cells in vivo can approach cancer cells more easily and devour cancer cells.

③ it was found that amygdalin, like NaSCN and NaOCN, can affect the entry of thymidine into DNA of hepatoma cells and the absorption of phosphate and amino acids by tumor cells.

7, cosmetic effect

According to the theory of lung combined with fur, some skin diseases can be treated by dispersing lung in clinic, and it is often effective to eat almonds. Modern research has proved that the fatty oil contained in bitter almond can soften the stratum corneum, moisten and protect skin, protect nerve endings, blood vessels, tissues and organs, and inhibit and kill bacteria. In addition, HCN produced by enzymatic hydrolysis can inhibit the active tyrosinase in vivo and eliminate pigmentation, freckles, dark spots and so on, thus achieving the beauty effect.

8. Used for constipation due to intestinal dryness

This product contains oil and is moist in quality, but bitter in taste, so it can moisten the intestines and relieve constipation. It is often combined with Bai Ziren and Yu Liren, such as Wuren Pill in Shi Yi De Xiao Fang.

Almond is suitable for people

1. People with respiratory problems are more suitable; Cancer patients and people undergoing postoperative radiotherapy and chemotherapy are suitable for eating.

2. Women with weak leucorrhea, middle-aged and old-aged nocturnal emission, frequent urination and infantile enuresis are suitable for eating.

3. Infants should take it carefully, and those who cough due to yin deficiency and have diarrhea in loose stool are forbidden to take it.

4. Those with excess phlegm should not take it. When it is necessary to take both deficiency and excess, appropriate drugs can be prepared.