Also known as almond, it is rich in vegetable oil, protein and various trace elements, and is mainly used to treat neurasthenia, skin allergy, tracheitis, rickets in children and other diseases. Xinjiang almonds are mainly produced in Yengisar, Kashgar, Shufu, Yecheng and shache county, among which Yengisar is more famous. It is said that there are more than 40 varieties in five families. Benevolence is bitter and sweet, and there is a variety with a thin skin, which can be peeled off with your fingers, and the kernel tastes more fragrant. Because the skin is thin and easy to peel off, Uighurs call it "Kakazi Badanmu", which means "paper-skinned Badanmu".
Because of its flat shape, it is also called flat peach. It is a precious dried fruit for eating nuts. Venue: Kashgar, Xinjiang. The fruit is oval, easy to crack when ripe, and the stone is smooth and concave. Its meat is bitter and inedible, and its nucleolus is sweet. Almond originated in ancient Persia and was called "Podan Tree". There are more than 30 varieties, which are divided into three strains: soft-shell sweet almond strain, which matures earlier; Generally, in early August, the fruit type is small and the kernel rate of core-shell is high. There are many excellent varieties in the strain, including small soft shell, Shuang Ren soft shell, flat mouth brown and so on. Shache, Yengisar, Shufu and other counties are cultivated. Sweet almond varieties mature earlier, usually in early August. The fruit shape is large and the core-shell is thin. Excellent varieties include precocious thin shell, Shuang Ren thin shell and white thin shell. It is cultivated in all counties of Kashgar. Sweet almond varieties with thick shell mature late, usually in late August, with large fruit shape, hard core-shell and low economic value. The main varieties are Badain, Shitou Badain and Shuang Ren Shitou Badain, which are distributed in Kashgar and Aksu. In addition, there are1.2000 mu of primary almond trees along the Buergen River in baruch, Yumin County, Tacheng District. It is an ancient tree species left over from Tertiary. The history of almond cultivation in Xinjiang has been 1300 years. Almonds have high economic value; Nuts contain vegetable oil, protein, starch, sugar, vitamins a 1 and B1; B2. Digestive enzymes, almond enzymes, amygdalin, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, iron, barium, silicon, etc. It is an important raw material and precious medicinal material for making high-grade food. In ethnic medicinal materials, it is often regarded as ginseng as a tonic to prolong life. Modern medical research shows that almond has the effects of benefiting qi, strengthening the body, relieving cough and asthma, improving intelligence and calming the nerves, and can treat physical weakness; Lumbar and knee pain, vascular malacia, hypertension, neurasthenia, cough due to lung deficiency, gastropathy, rickets in children and many other diseases. In recent years, Xinjiang almond has been introduced to some provinces and cities.