杏仁是蔷薇科山杏的成熟种子,我国南北各地均有出产,尤以河北分布最广。杏仁可作药用和食用,但食用量或制作方法不当即可发生中毒,这是因为杏仁,尤其是苦杏仁含有较多的氰甙所致。除苦杏仁外,苦桃仁、苦扁桃仁、樱桃仁、枇杷仁、梅仁、李子仁,以及木薯和亚麻籽等,处理不当,食用都可发 Almonds are mature seeds of Rosaceae apricot, both in North and South China have produced, especially in Hebei, the most widely distributed. Almonds can be used medicinally and edible, but poisoning can occur due to improper consumption or making methods, because almonds, especially bitter almonds, contain more cyanogenic glycosides. In addition to bitter almonds, bitter peach kernel, bitter almond, cherry kernel, loquat kernel, plum kernel, plum kernel, and cassava and flaxseed, etc., improper handling, food can be made