杏仁不但营养丰富,祖国医学认为其也具有一定的药用价值,所以在我国是一种常见的药食两用的食品。我国的杏仁有甜杏仁(南杏仁)和苦杏仁(北杏仁)之分:甜杏仁常可入馔,或作为一种零食;而苦杏仁有润肺平喘的药理作用。除了传统杏仁外,我国新疆有一种叫巴旦木的大杏仁,还有从美国传来的美国大杏仁,两者外形相似,香脆可口,也同样受到人们的青睐。不过前两年,突然出现“美国大杏仁其实不是杏仁,而是扁桃 Almonds are not only nutritious, but they are also considered to have certain medicinal value in the Chinese medicine. Therefore, in our country, it is a common dual-purpose food for medicine and food. China’s almonds are divided into sweet almonds (nan almonds) and bitter almonds (bei almonds): sweet almonds can often be used as a snack, and bitter almonds have the pharmacological effects of lungs and asthma. In addition to traditional almonds, Xinjiang in China has a large almond called Ba Danmu, and American almonds from the United States. The two are similar in shape, crispy and delicious, and are also favored by people. However, in the past two years, suddenly appeared in the United States ”large almonds in the United States is not almonds, but almonds