Almond Almond; Sweet Almond Latin name: Amygdalus Communis Vas, family name: Rosaceae Distribution: native to Central Asia, Western Asia, the Mediterranean region, introduced in warm temperate regions. The almond fruit grows on a short spur and has an immature appearance. When the fruit is ripe, its green shell will crack, revealing the nucleoli enclosed in the rough shell, the nucleolus is yellow and has many small holes, and the shell is hard wood. The almond fruit is flat and ovate, with a round end and a sharp tip at the other end, covered with brown thin skin. The nucleolus contains 20% protein and no starch. After grinding and pressing, the extracted oil is about half the weight of itself. The almond oil is pale yellow and has no fragrance, but it has the effect of softening the skin.
Almonds are divided into sweet almonds and bitter almonds. The almonds produced in southern China belong to sweet almonds (also known as southern almonds). They have sweet and delicate taste and are used for eating. They can also be used as raw materials to add cakes, cookies and dishes. They have functions such as moistening lungs, cough relieving, and gut sliding. Dry cough without sputum, lung deficiency cough embolism have a certain degree of relief; almonds in the north are bitter almonds (also known as northern almonds), with bitter taste, more for medicinal purposes, with lung, asthma effect, for The symptoms of phlegm, cough, asthma and other symptoms caused by colds and colds are significant; however, bitter almonds should not be taken too much at one time, and each time is not more than 9 grams.
The three major effects of almonds listed in the classics of Chinese medicine “Compendium of Materia Medica†are: lungs, clear food, and stagnation. Clearing food is to say that almonds can help digestion and alleviate constipation symptoms; “Modern Practical Chinese Medicine†records: “Almonds have a laxative effect and nourishing effect.†For the elderly with frail chronic constipation, taking almonds Better. Sweet almonds are a kind of healthy food. Appropriate consumption not only can effectively control the content of cholesterol in human body, but also can significantly reduce the risk of heart disease and many chronic diseases. Vegetarians can use sweet almonds to supplement protein, trace elements, and vitamins, such as iron, zinc, and vitamin E. The fat contained in sweet almonds is essential for healthy people and is a highly unsaturated fat that is good for the heart. The study found that eating 50 to 100 grams of almonds daily (about 40 to 80 almonds) does not increase body weight. Sweet almonds contain not only high protein content, but also a large amount of fiber that can reduce hunger, which is beneficial for maintaining weight. Fiber is good for intestinal tissue and can reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, cholesterol levels, and heart disease. Therefore, if fat people choose sweet almond as a snack, they can achieve the effect of weight control. Recent scientific studies have also shown that sweet almonds can promote microcirculation of the skin, leaving the skin ruddy and lustrous, with a cosmetic effect.
Almonds are rich in protein, fat, sugar, carotene, B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin P, and calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients. The content of carotene is second only to mango in the fruit, and people call almond as anti-cancer fruit. Almonds are rich in fatty oils and have a cholesterol-lowering effect. Therefore, almonds have a good effect on prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Chinese medicine theory believes that almonds have the effect of thirst-quenching, lung-inhibiting, and desiccant-resistance. Cough and other patient care and treatment. A recent study by a US researcher shows that people with normal or slightly higher cholesterol levels can use almonds to replace low nutrient density foods in their diet to lower blood cholesterol and maintain heart health. Researchers believe that the combination of multiple nutrients, such as vitamin E, monounsaturated fat and dietary fiber, rich in almonds can effectively reduce the risk of heart disease. In the sample, the total cholesterol levels of 85 middle-aged and elderly volunteers (mean age, 56 years) decreased by 7.6%, and LDL cholesterol levels decreased by 9%. Did not cause an increase in body weight.
1. Bitter almond can relieve cough and relieve asthma, relax laxative, treat lung disease, cough and other diseases.
2. Sweet almonds and dried almonds that are eaten daily are moisturizing and have a certain amount of lung function.
3. Almonds are also rich in flavonoids and polyphenols, which not only reduce cholesterol levels in the human body, but also significantly reduce the risk of heart disease and many chronic diseases.
4. Almonds also have a cosmetic effect that promotes microcirculation of the skin and makes the skin ruddy and shiny.
5. Almonds also have anti-tumor effects. The anti-tumor effect of almonds is mainly due to the fact that bitter almonds contain a biologically active substance, amygdalin, which can enter the bloodstream to kill cancer cells and have no effect on healthy cells, thus improving late-stage cancer patients. Symptoms prolong patient survival. At the same time, because it contains a lot of carotene, it can be anti-oxidation, prevent free radicals from invading cells, and has the effect of preventing tumors!