Bitter almond was first recorded in "Shen Nong's Materia Medica". The name is: light almond, northern almond. It is different from southern almond and sweet almond. Mainly produced in Northeast, North China, Northwest, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Liaoning, Jilin and the Yangtze River Basin. Almonds are mainly produced in Northeast my country, so they are called northern almonds. Traditionally, the skin tips of almonds are considered poisonous, so the peeled tips are used as medicine and are called "light almonds". In modern times, it is believed that the skin has therapeutic effects, so the tip of the skin is generally not removed. It tastes bitter, is lukewarm in nature, and is slightly poisonous. Returns to the lung and large intestine meridians. It is effective in relieving cough and asthma, and moisturizing and laxative. The main treatments are: 1. Cough and asthma syndrome: Feeling the evil of wind and cold, stagnant lung qi can cause wind-cold cough. The clinical characteristics are aversion to cold and fever, chest tightness and reverse qi, cough with white phlegm, thin white tongue coating, and floating pulse; feeling the wind The evil of heat causes the lungs to lose their clearness, and heat burns body fluids, causing wind-heat cough. The clinical symptoms are cough with yellow phlegm, fever and sweating, red tongue with thin white coating, and floating pulse. If lung qi is insufficient and cold phlegm is trapped in the lungs, It can also cause cold phlegm cough with clear and thin phlegm; if evil heat blocks the lungs, the lung qi is blocked, and the lungs fail to clear and descend, it will lead to lung-heat cough and asthma. The clinical characteristics are fever, cough and wheezing, and yellow and thick phlegm that is difficult to cough up. ; If dryness evil damages the lungs and burns lung yin, causing dry-heat cough, the clinical key points of syndrome differentiation are dry cough without phlegm, dry nose and throat, red tongue and less fluid. Bitter almond is a medicine for the lung meridian. It has a bitter taste and has the function of lowering and venting lung qi. It can also relax and open lung qi. It also has the function of detoxifying lung qi, thus achieving the effect of relieving cough and relieving asthma. Therefore, it is a good choice for treating cough. The essential medicine for asthma. It can be used clinically to treat a variety of cough and asthma syndromes, as mentioned above. For the treatment of wind-cold cough, it should be combined with perilla leaves and other wind-cold products; for the treatment of wind-heat cough, it should be combined with mulberry leaves, chrysanthemum, etc. Wind-heat medicine; for treating cold phlegm and cough, almonds can be combined with medicines such as dry ginger, poria, and pinellia that warm and resolve cold phlegm; for treating lung-heat cough and asthma, medicines such as gypsum, ephedra, and licorice should be combined; for dry-heat cough and asthma, many Treat it with almonds combined with Adenophora miltiorrhiza, mulberry leaves, Fritillaria fritillaris and other refreshing and cooling products. 2. Treat intestinal dryness and constipation: Intestinal dryness and dryness of body fluid will lead to intestinal dryness and constipation. Bitter almond has a bitter taste and can relieve constipation. It has a moisturizing and laxative effect. It has a mild effect and can moisturize and relieve constipation. To treat constipation caused by intestinal dryness and dry body fluid, it is often combined with Yu Li Ren, Bai Zi Ren, tangerine peel, peach kernel, etc. It should be noted that both almonds and peach kernels can relieve coughs and asthma, and moisturize and relieve constipation. The two medicines are often used together to treat cough, asthma and intestinal dryness and constipation. But almonds are mainly used to treat cough and asthma; while peach kernels are mainly used to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Usage and dosage: decoct in water and take 3-10 grams. It should be broken into pieces and fried. For external use, pound an appropriate amount for application or stuffing the nose. New research suggests that crushing and swallowing is more effective! Note on use: This product is slightly toxic, so the dosage should not be excessive; use with caution on infants. It is contraindicated for patients with yin deficiency, cough, loose stools and diarrhea, and bleeding. Adverse reactions: Excessive amounts of bitter almonds may cause symptoms of poisoning. In mild cases, dizziness, fatigue, vomiting and diarrhea, abdominal pain, burning sensation in the upper abdomen, elevated blood pressure, and accelerated breathing may be seen; in severe cases, shallow and obviously slowed breathing, coma, tonicity, paroxysmal spasms, mydriasis, and blood pressure may be seen. may even cause respiratory or circulatory failure, leading to death. Because bitter almonds contain amygdalin, amygdalin hydrolyzes to form hydrocyanic acid, which can cause human poisoning. Therefore, I advise the poster not to soak or boil the usual product unless necessary. Bitter almonds are not southern almonds. Sweet almonds can be eaten in large quantities. It is recommended that the syndrome should be crushed and mixed with auxiliary medicine. The appropriate amount is basically controlled at 10 grams per day. Got it!

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