Bitter almond poisoning occurs in the apricot ripe early summer season, mostly due to children do not know that the toxicity of bitter almonds is tens of times higher than the average sweet almonds, the apricot kernel smashed open to eat the almonds; also ate the bitter almonds in the treatment of cough herbal medicine poisoning, and there are too much to eat a cold almonds (did not eliminate most of the toxins) caused by poisoning.
The incubation period of bitter almond poisoning is generally 1 to 2 hours, after entering the gastrointestinal tract, the bitter amygdalin water, under the action of the enzyme bitter amygdalin, which can produce hydrocyanic acid that seriously affects the function of human cells, thus destroying the central nervous system and other important life functions. Children accidentally eat a few grains of bitter almonds to 20 can appear poisoning phenomenon, the symptoms of the initial bitter mouth, drooling, dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, panic, limb weakness; followed by rapid heartbeat, chest tightness, shortness of breath, limb extremity paralysis; severe respiratory distress, cold limbs, coma and convulsions, screaming often occurs, and sometimes smell the flavor of the bitter almonds; the eventual loss of consciousness, the pupils are dilated, teeth closed, paroxysmal spasms of the whole body, death due to respiratory paralysis or cardiac arrest, especially in children with a high mortality rate.
Prevention of cyanogenic glycoside-containing plant poisoning, the main thing is to educate children not to eat all kinds of bitter nuts, can not eat fried bitter almonds. If you eat cold nuts small dishes, must be fully soaked in water, and then open pot steaming, so that the toxin volatilization, but also should not eat too much