1. Peaches can induce diuresis and relieve stranguria. Yellow swelling peach contains phenol, which has diuretic effect, can remove dampness and reduce swelling, and treat jaundice and stranguria. At the same time, peach blossom can induce diarrhea, but it has no stimulating effect on intestinal wall.
2. Peaches can fight anemia and promote hematopoiesis. The iron content in peach pulp is high, second only to cherry in all kinds of fruits. Because iron participates in the synthesis of human blood, eating peaches can promote the regeneration of hemoglobin and prevent iron deficiency anemia.
Peaches can prevent and treat cancer. Hydrocyanic acid and benzaldehyde, the hydrolysis products of bitter almond contained in peach kernel, have synergistic destructive effect on cancer cells, and the further metabolites of hydrocyanic acid and benzaldehyde have certain effects on improving anemia and relieving pain of tumor patients respectively.
4. Pharmacological study on anticoagulation of peach shows that the alcohol extract of peach kernel can increase the level of (AMP) in platelets and inhibit platelet aggregation, indicating that it has certain anticoagulant effect and weak hemolysis.
Peaches can relieve cough and asthma. Substances such as bitter almond and latex contained in peach kernel have sedative effect on respiratory organs after hydrolysis, which can stop cough and relieve asthma.
6. Peach can resist hepatic fibrosis, and cholagogic peach kernel extract can dilate portal vein in liver, promote blood circulation in liver, increase collagenase activity in liver tissue and promote collagenase catabolism in liver, which is beneficial to liver cirrhosis. Liver fibrosis has a good therapeutic effect. It can also increase the flow rate of red blood cells in liver microcirculation and promote bile secretion.