Chronic bronchitis belongs to the Chinese medicine “cough” disease category, generally can use bitter almonds for treatment, and sweet almonds medicine and food, can be eaten as food.
Bitter almonds for the Rosaceae plant apricot, mountain apricot, Siberian apricot, Northeast apricot, etc. dry mature seeds, its taste bitter, slightly warm, a small poison, with the lowering of qi cough asthma, laxative effect, can be used for coughing and asthma, chest full of (chest distension and discomfort) phlegm and intestinal dryness constipation and other evidence of the treatment.
It should be noted that the bitter almonds have a small poison, should not be taken internally in excess, in order to avoid poisoning. Babies should be cautious of using it, and people with loose stools should be cautious of using it.
Sweet almond efficacy and bitter almonds are similar, but the power is slower, moisturizing nature is better, mainly used for coughing and asthma, fluid injury constipation.
Clinical treatment of chronic bronchitis with bitter almonds. Specific use should also be combined with the patient’s own specific condition in the physician under the guidance of the diagnosis of matching, not self-medication.