Of course there are benefits, almonds are rich in vitamins, dietary fiber, copper, iron, magnesium and other trace elements.

The efficacy:

1, cough, asthma, bitter almonds contain bitter amygdalin, the respiratory center has an inhibitory effect, to achieve cough, asthma effect.

2, laxative

3, helps anti-inflammatory, analgesic

4, monounsaturated fatty acids in the bitter almonds help to reduce mildly elevated blood lipids, blood sugar.

6, eliminating hyperpigmentation, freckles, dark spots and so on, thus achieving the effect of beauty.

While almonds have many medicinal and edible values, they should not be consumed in large quantities. Almonds contain toxic substances hydrocyanic acid (100 grams of bitter almonds decomposition release of hydrocyanic acid 100 ~ 250 mg. The lethal dose of hydrocyanic acid is 60 milligrams. The hydrocyanic acid content of sweet almonds is about one-third of that of bitter almonds), and overdose can lead to poisoning. Therefore, before eating must be soaked in water many times, and heating and boiling, to reduce or even eliminate the toxic substances; maternity, young children, real hot body and diabetic patients, should not eat apricots and their products.