Can almonds lower blood sugar

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Almond is a kind of food that we usually contact with a lot, it has a great role in traditional Chinese medicine. Let's explain that almonds can lower blood sugar.

Can almonds lower blood sugar

First: almond is the seed of Rosaceae apricot, which is divided into sweet almond and bitter almond. It mainly contains protein, fat, sugar and trace amygdalin. The main components of fat are oleic acid and linoleic acid. It has the function of relieving cough and asthma, moistening intestines and defecating, but it can't be eaten more.

Second, amygdalin has the effect of preventing and treating diabetes caused by anti-tumor drug. Using the method of hyperglycemia induced by atrazine in mice, it was proved that amygdalin could specifically inhibit the hyperglycemia induced by atrazine, which indicated that amygdalin had hypoglycemic effect.

Third: Although bitter almond has hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic effect, but can not eat too much, may cause poisoning. After poisoning, the symptoms are dizziness, sudden fainting, palpitation, headache, nausea and vomiting, convulsion, coma and even death.

matters needing attention

Almond for blood sugar control can be said to be very effective, but because almond itself with poison, so take it carefully.