Nutritional value and efficacy of apricots

Apricot is the fruit of the Rosaceae plant apricot or wild apricot. It is a fruit with tender flesh and sweet taste. Its seed kernel is edible and can be used as medicine. It has excellent nutritional value and medicinal effects. However, people usually don’t know much about these when eating apricots. Today, the editor will make a special introduction to them, so that everyone can have a comprehensive understanding of apricots.

Nutritional Value

1. Vitamins

Apricots are delicious. They are rich in vitamin C, including a relatively high content of vitamin B17, which is a natural anti-cancer ingredient that has a significant effect on eliminating and inhibiting cancer cells in the human body. Eating apricots regularly can effectively reduce the occurrence of cancer. In addition, apricots are also rich in vitamin C, which can clear inflammation and bacteria in the human body and is very beneficial for improving the body's immunity.

2. Trace elements

Apricots are also high in trace elements, especially zinc, which can be converted into a variety of enzymes after being absorbed by the human body, which can effectively improve memory and promote intellectual development. In addition, apricots are also rich in potassium, which can promote the metabolism of sodium in the human body and effectively prevent high blood pressure.

Efficacy and function

1. Protect your heart

Apricots are rich in flavonoids, which can directly act on the human heart, improve heart function, and prevent common heart diseases such as myocardial ischemia and myocardial infarction. In addition, the phenolic substances contained in apricots can also remove cholesterol from the human body, soften blood vessels, and have a significant preventive effect on high blood pressure and high blood lipids that often occur in humans.

2. Relieve cough and asthma, moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements

Not only can the flesh of apricot be used, but its kernel can also be eaten by humans. Its kernel contains a large amount of natural oil, which nourishes the yin and moistens the lungs, and can also relieve cough and asthma. When people have coughs and phlegm or lung heat and dryness, they can also eat some almonds, which can significantly improve the symptoms. In addition, after eating almonds, people can lubricate the intestines and shorten the defecation time, which also has a certain therapeutic effect on the common dry intestines and constipation in humans.