The nature and efficacy of apricot: sour and sweet, hot. Has the effects of moistening lung, relieving asthma, promoting salivation, quenching thirst, invigorating stomach and warming stomach.

Note: There is a folk saying that apricots hurt people. The Book of Food also said, "It tastes sour and spicy" and "Don't eat too much, it will lead to carbuncle and bone injury". Refers to the heat of apricots. Eating too much is easy to have troubles, stomach acid, nosebleeds and diarrhea. In addition, apricots are sour, and if you eat too much, you will "lose your teeth." Therefore, patients with hyperacidity and damp heat should not eat apricots, and patients with stomach cold can warm their stomachs.