Apricot kernel as a medicine usually refers to the dried mature seeds inside the shell, the Chinese Pharmacopoeia called bitter almonds, this drug has a laxative, lowering the qi, cough and asthma (stop coughing, calm wheezing) effect, the main treatment for cough and asthma, intestinal dryness, constipation, fullness of the chest (chest fullness and discomfort) phlegm and other diseases. Bitter almonds are bitter and warm in nature, can lower and drain lung qi, is the key medicine for asthma and cough, commonly used in clinical practice to improve the exogenous, internal injury caused by the evil congestion of the lungs, lung qi does not drop cough and asthma, chest full of phlegm and other symptoms. Bitter almond also belongs to the large intestine meridian, has the effect of laxative, suitable for intestinal dryness due to constipation. Bitter almond can be used with ephedra, gypsum, cypress and other traditional Chinese medicines. Bitter almond has a certain degree of toxicity, large amounts of consumption may cause dizziness, vomiting and diarrhea, respiratory distress and other toxic reactions. Babies should be cautious of using this medicine, and it is forbidden for people with yin deficiency cough and loose stools. Bitter almonds must be used under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner, do not take medicine without authorization.