Can children eat almonds when they have a cough?

Almonds are very nutritious and contain many trace elements necessary for the human body, such as phosphorus and zinc. In terms of disease treatment, apricots can prevent a variety of diseases such as heart disease and chronic diseases. In traditional Chinese medicine, bitter almonds are often used as a medicine to relieve cough and asthma. However, children and adults have different resistance to the outside world. Many parents wonder whether children can eat apricots when they cough and what specific effects apricots have?

One: It is edible

Children should drink plenty of water when they have a cough. Although babies can eat almonds, it is not recommended if the baby is too young. If the baby wants to eat dried fruits, it is better to eat walnuts, pine nuts, etc. Because almonds contain hydrogen cyanide toxins, although it is okay to eat them after frying, and it is of course okay for adults with strong metabolic capacity, but it is best not to eat them for babies, and wait until they grow up to eat them.

2. The efficacy of apricot

1. Hypoglycemic effect

Amygdalin has the effect of preventing and treating diabetes caused by the anti-tumor drug alloxan. The alloxan-induced hyperglycemia method in mice was used to demonstrate that blood sugar was measured 48 hours after intraperitoneal injection of 3g/kg amygdalin. The results showed that amygdalin could specifically inhibit the increase in blood sugar caused by alloxan, and the intensity of the effect was related to the concentration of amygdalin in the blood.

2. Effect of lowering blood lipids

Clinical reports show that almonds can significantly lower blood lipid levels in patients with hyperlipidemia. Spiller (1990) believes that the monounsaturated fatty acids in almonds can help lower patients' mildly elevated blood lipids without the need for strict dietary restrictions.

3. Almonds can moisten the lungs and relieve coughs, and are effective for coughs caused by lung heat or cold.

Almonds are divided into southern almonds and northern almonds. In terms of taste, southern almonds are sweeter and are also called sweet almonds. They are mostly used as nut snacks and in desserts, etc. Northern almonds are bitter and are also called bitter almonds. They are mostly used as medicine. But both southern almonds and northern almonds have the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs, but their nature, taste and effects are slightly different.

Sweet almonds are sweet and spicy in nature, while bitter almonds are bitter, warm and slightly toxic. Southern almonds have a certain effect in alleviating dry cough without phlegm, long-term cough due to lung deficiency, etc. Northern almonds have the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving asthma, and are effective for symptoms such as excessive phlegm, cough, and asthma caused by colds.

Since almonds mainly enter the lung meridian and have the property of clearing, promoting circulation and unblocking, they can be combined with a variety of Chinese medicinal materials to adapt to different lung cough and asthma symptoms. For example, for cough and asthma caused by wind-cold, they can be combined with ephedra and licorice to dispel wind-cold, promote lung function and relieve asthma, which is called Sanao Decoction. For wind-heat cough, use mulberry leaves and chrysanthemum to disperse wind-heat, promote lung function and relieve cough, such as Sangju Drink. For dry heat cough, use mulberry leaves, Fritillaria thunbergii, and Adenophora radix to clear the lungs, moisten dryness and relieve cough, such as Sangxing Decoction.