? Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica and Fruit Department" records: "Peach blossoms early and is easy to plant, but there are many seeds, so the words are omen from the wood, and there are many words." In modern times, there are more than 3,000 kinds of peaches, including edible peaches and ornamental peaches. In China, there are fresh peaches almost all year round, such as "April White" in Jiangxi, "May Fresh" in Beijing, "June Group" in Zhejiang, "July Red" in Northeast China, "August Birthday" in Nanjing, "September Chrysanthemum" in Shanxi, and "Buried in Snow" for 65,438+00 months in western Hebei.
? Peach is precious, and its kernel, flower, leaf, fruit, stem, hair and gum can be used as medicine, which can cure diseases, beautify skin and prolong life. As early as 3000 years ago in the middle of Shang Dynasty, the medicinal value of peach kernel has been highly valued. China's first compendium of materia medica handed down from the pre-Qin period, Shen Nong's Classic of Materia Medica, said that it "cures blood stasis, blood stasis, abdominal distension, pathogenic factors and kills insects".
Today, peach kernel has always been the basic medicine of Chinese medicine. In addition to promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, relaxing bowels, relieving cough and asthma, modern research shows that peach kernel can promote uterine contraction and bleeding of primipara; The decoction and its extract have analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiallergic effects. Amygdalin in peach kernel has antitussive, antiasthmatic and anti-hepatic fibrosis effects. Peach kernels or compounds containing peach kernels are also used to treat vasculitis, acute renal failure, acute and chronic nephritis, mental disorders, pneumonia, coronary heart disease, etc.