1, antitussive and antiasthmatic effects

Used for cough and asthma. This product mainly enters the lung meridian. Bitter taste can relieve cough and asthma, and has the function of dispersing lung, which is an important drug for treating cough and asthma. Syndrome compatibility can be used for various cough and asthma syndromes. Such as cold cough, with ephedra, licorice, to dispel wind and cold, dispersing lung and relieving asthma, that is, San' ao decoction. Wind-heat cough, with mulberry leaves and chrysanthemum, can dispel wind and heat, disperse lung and relieve cough, such as Sangju drink. Dry cough, with mulberry leaves, Fritillaria, Adenophora, clearing lung-heat, moistening dryness and relieving cough, such as Sangxing decoction. Cough and asthma due to lung heat, combined with gypsum, can clear lung heat, disperse lung and relieve asthma, such as Maxingshi dry soup.

2, the role of the digestive system

Almonds are bitter and rich in fatty oil. Fatty oil can improve the lubricating effect of intestinal contents on mucosa, so almonds have the effect of moistening intestines and relaxing bowels.

3. Anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects

Benzaldehyde produced by the decomposition of amygdalin reacts with benzoin condensation enzyme to produce benzoin. Benzoin has analgesic effect, so some people in China use bitter almond to treat advanced liver cancer, which can alleviate the pain of patients, and some even don't need to take painkillers.