Therefore, bitter almonds should not be eaten in large quantities, and should not exceed 10 capsules a day. When eating bitter almonds, you must soak them in water for many times and heat them to boil, so as to reduce or even eliminate the toxic substances in them. At the same time, be sure to peel and tip (germ).
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Almond has the nutritional and health-care functions of reducing qi and resolving phlegm, relieving cough and asthma, moistening intestines and relaxing bowels, and treating scabies and swelling. Almond is a laxative in traditional Chinese medicine and an important raw material of ointment for treating dermatoses. Almond is rich in high-quality protein, fat and other ingredients, which plays an extremely important role in human body.
Its main functions are: relieving exterior syndrome, regulating lung, moistening intestine, relaxing bowels, nourishing blood, promoting blood circulation, activating qi, moistening water and promoting digestion. It is found that almond liquid can reduce the sensitivity of trachea to ammonia stimulation, resist the excitatory effects of histamine, acetylcholine and barium chloride on tracheal smooth muscle and intestinal smooth muscle, and accelerate the peristalsis of large intestine. Almond oil can inhibit cholesterol biosynthesis, inhibit lipid deposition on blood vessel wall, promote cholesterol excretion, prevent arteriosclerosis, and then achieve the role of preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
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