Apricot kernels: benefit and harm, use

Having eaten a sweet ripe apricot, many people throw a bone into the bin, considering it to be absolutely useless. Chinese doctors used an alcoholic tincture of apricot kernels to treat eczema, dermatitis, bumblebee bites and mosquitoes. They used alcohol extract for gout, pneumonia, gangrene and blood poisoning, ointment on sore joints.

Currently, in the perfumery and cosmetic industries, ground apricot seeds are used to make stone oil, which is part of creams and ointments.

Kernels of pits contain iron, phosphates, aluminum compounds, zinc, coloring pigments, fats, hydrocyanic acid and other substances. The calorie content of the kernel of the seeds due to the content of protein, fat and sugar can be compared with gooseberries.

Apricot kernels are more than 10 times more caloric than flesh, more than 12 times as much juice. The content of proteins, fats and carbohydrates (BJU) in the pits is higher than in the flesh of the fruit. One hundred grams of kernels from pits contain:

• protein - 17.39 grams;
• fat - 33.23 grams;
• carbohydrate - 39.67 grams;
• caloric content - 458 thousand calories.

Kernels from apricot seeds, if consumed no more than 40 grams per day, are very useful for the human body. Undesirable side effects are practically not manifested. The combined effect of protein, microelements, hydrocyanic acid and vitamins inhibits the growth of a cancerous tumor even in cases where traditional medicine is no longer able to help a person. The study of the beneficial and harmful effects of the use of preparations of apricot kernels over the past ten years are occupied by physicians and famous scientists from Europe and the world.

The apricot kernels owe their amygdalin B17 for their sweet-bitter taste and pleasant almond smell. In the stomach, when interacting with acid, it forms two of the strongest nerve agents: hydrocyanic acid and benzene aldehyde.

The impact on the cells of the human body of each of these substances is clearly manifested at a concentration of one gram per thousand liters of water or one cubic centimeter per cubic meter of air. These poisons do not cause significant harm to healthy cells, while the cancerous ones from their effect stop feeding and are completely destroyed.

The benefits of apricot kernels are manifested even in cases where conventional medicine can no longer help or when the side effect of the medicine far exceeds the therapeutic effect. Apricot pits are extremely effective against intestinal parasites and worms, they are used as a high calorie dietary supplement, of which they prepare mixtures for cellular nutrition, which are used by astronauts, athletes, climbers, fans of extreme sports and doctors for the quick rehabilitation of severe patients.

Alcohol tincture and extract of apricot kernels are used in the treatment of heart, cough, asthma, cancer, recovery of the body after a serious illness. A decoction of apricot kernels has a mild laxative effect.

For the preparation of extracts from the nucleoli of apricot kernels take 30 grams of fresh kernels and grind them in a coffee grinder or food processor. The resulting powder is poured over two cups of boiling water, covered with a saucer and left to cool to room temperature. The resulting infusion of light brown color is filtered and poured into half-liter bottles. Store the composition in a cool dark place. Sediment and turbidity of the solution is not allowed.

Crushed apricot kernel kernels are used to make yogurt and jelly, caramel and marshmallow, cakes and cream, cakes and biscuits, ice cream and sweets. They are distinguished by a spicy taste, they can be used as a snack for beer instead of roasted peanuts in toasted form with salt.

The main active ingredient in the nucleoli of apricot kernels is hydrocyanic acid aldehyde or amygdalin. Compounds of hydrocyanic acid due to toxic effects on the human body can not be used for liver and kidney diseases, breastfeeding and pregnant women, for diseases of the nervous system, allergies, metabolic disorders, diseases of the heart and blood vessels.

Like any medicine, apricot seeds should be used very carefully, so as not to cause harm to the body, with gastrointestinal diseases, bronchial asthma, diabetes, metabolic disorders, diseases of the nervous system, liver and kidneys, allergies, angina, low or high blood pressure, cardiac arrhythmias. At the first signs of allergy (severe pruritus, rash, nausea, difficulty breathing, red eyes, runny nose), treatment should be stopped immediately and consult a doctor.

In the summer months, a good harvest of fruits is gathered from apricot trees. These sweet, juicy, fragrant fruits are enjoyed by adults and children. Of them cooked jam and jams, make dried apricots and candied fruits. Almost everyone, having eaten apricot, does not hesitate to throw a bone. They do not know that for health it is more valuable than pulp.

Ancient doctors used a tincture of the inner shell and the core of apricot kernels for the treatment of inflammation of the bronchi and lungs, fungal infection of the blood. From seed oil, an ointment was prepared to combat eczema and fungus. In Chinese manuscripts, references to the treatment of cancer with a decoction of eucalyptus leaves and apricot kernels are found. The ancient method of expelling tapeworms, ascaris and worms from the intestines with the help of an alcoholic tincture from the core of apricot kernels is noteworthy.

Almost four hundred years later, in the 80s of the twentieth century, German physicians, as an experiment, treated volunteers with cancer tumors at stage IV and patients at the terminal stage of HIV infection with an alcohol extract from the nuclei of apricot seeds. In almost half of the cases, a significant increase in the life of patients was achieved compared with the control group.

Gourmets use dried and smoked kernels of seeds as a snack for beer, a mixture of chopped kernels with herbs is used as a side dish to meat. Jam and jams are made from them, cooked in sugar syrup and candied. Small children, secretly from their parents, not paying attention to television programs about the dangers of hydrocyanic acid, can gladly eat the kernels of apricot seeds.

Almond nuts have long been considered a culinary delicacy. They are used in cooking for making cakes, marzipans, cookies, sweets, sweet fillings, custard. The specific bitter taste and spicy aroma of almond nuts arises due to the content of hydrocyanic anhydride - amygdalin B17. The chemical composition of almond nuts and apricot kernels is very similar, the difference is only in the number of several components.

The content of organic substances and trace elements per 100 grams of almond nuts:

• vegetable fiber - 0.35 g;
• thiamine B1 - 0.167 g;
• Riboflavin B2 - 0.361 g;
• pyridoxine B6 - 0.15 g;
• alpha tocopherol E - 0.164 g;
• PP nicotinic acid - 0.31 g;
• potassium chloride - 0,299 g;
• calcium chloride - 0.273 g;
• magnesium sulfate - 0.585 g;
• phosphorus - 0,591 g;
• ferric iron - 0.233 g;
• manganese oxide - 0.96 g;
• copper chloride - 0.14 g;
• zinc chloride — 0.177 g;
• sugar, dextrins - 0.13 g;
• amygdalin - 0.03 g

Apricot kernel kernels contain vitamin B17, 20% vegetable protein, minerals, stone oil, and hydrocyanic acid compounds.Alcohol tincture and powder from dried and frayed nucleoli can be taken as a folk remedy for kidney disease, accompanied by the release of protein in the urine, general weakness after a serious illness, anemia, in the treatment of cancer at stage IV.

To eliminate the side effects of hydrocyanic acid is not recommended to use more than 40 grams of apricot nucleoli per day. To enhance the impact, in parallel with them, you can eat almond nuts, apple seeds, kernels from plum, peach, grape, cherries, wild berries.

Passing through the malls of the eastern bazaar, you can hear the ringing voice of the seller, briskly selling smoked apricot pits - don shurak or shur donak. To prepare this delicacy in Uzbek, the bones are chopped with a sharp knife along the seam, soaked in salt water and baked in ashes or sand. For beauty, they are sprinkled with pounded chalk or ash.

Apricot pulp is used to cure allergies, vitamin extract from scurvy, prepare a remedy for treating kidney diseases, pruritus ointment, tincture to clean the liver, drops from an upset stomach, alcohol extract to strengthen the immune system, means for the prevention and treatment of cancer, decoction for cleaning the liver and powder to normalize digestion, extract for strengthening the body's defenses, decoction to strengthen the hair roots and tincture from dandruff.

The addition of raisins and crushed apricot kernels to the curd mass gives this product an unforgettable taste and aroma. Experienced chefs add olive oil, vanilla sugar, dried apricots and cocoa powder to the cheese mass. A dish with the taste and smell of chocolate, similar to the paste "Nutella", is very fond of children. Kernels of seeds are used as a flavoring agent in the preparation of desserts, butter cream, pudding, toppings for cake, sweet dough, meat dishes, cold and hot smoked fish, balyk, ham, marinades, compotes and drinks.

Scrubs and masks are prepared from the nucleoli of apricot pits. They nourish the skin, promote healing of wounds, abrasions and scratches, cleanse contaminated pores, relieve irritation.

You can use the following recipes.

• Nourishing mask cleans pores, restores epidermis, reduces pigmentation. Take 10-12 apricot nucleoli, dried in a microwave oven, ground into powder in a coffee grinder, diluted in 25 grams of apricot oil. Mask soaked on the skin for 20 minutes, wash off with cool water without soap. The mask is applied twice a month.

• Toning scrub for neck and decollete returns the elasticity of the skin on the neck and décolleté. To prepare the scrub rub 10-12 nucleoli, add 50 grams of apricot pulp, 50 grams of papaya or pineapple pulp, 15-20 drops of lemon juice. Scrub is applied for 10-15 minutes, then washed off with cool water. Such care preserves skin tone and allows you to maintain natural beauty without tightening.
• Mask for cleaning the skin. One hundred grams of fresh apricot leaves pour two cups of cold water, cook for 30 minutes, add 10-12 apricot nucleoli and 40 grams of dry celandine, boil for 20 minutes. Add 50 grams of apricot pulp and 100 grams of apple pulp, boil for 30 minutes. Apply the resulting mask on the skin for 30 minutes, rinse with a cleansing lotion.
• For skin regeneration you need the pulp of one ripe apricot, 50 grams of sweet cherry or cherry pulp, 50 grams of banana pulp mix, apply on face. After 15-20 minutes, rinse with water without soap.

Vitamin B17 has a pronounced antitumor activity. "Target" for it are free radicals that cancer cells produce in large quantities. By linking free radicals, amagdelin kills a cancerous tumor — it stops absorbing nutrients and collapses. This was experimentally confirmed by Dr. Ernest Julian Krabs, studying the effect of hydrocyanic aldehyde discovered by him on the development of sarcoma in mice. After the addition of amagdelin in food in the amount of 0.000001 grams per kilogram of weight, in 12% of cases, tumor growth ceased and toxicosis disappeared, in 2% - a sharp decrease in tumor size and its complete destruction.

To restore the body's defenses after surgery and serious illness, oncology and HIV infection, sprouted apricot kernels and sprouted wheat grains can be consumed. Vitamins and hormones contained in sprouts strengthen the body's defenses and weaken the inhibitory effects of chemotherapy on the immune system.

To enhance the cytostatic effect on the cancer, it is possible to use germinated apricot seeds for the manufacture of therapeutic agents. In the sprouts and young shoots of plants concentrated all the power of life. In addition to vitamins A and D, they contain auxins - plant growth hormones that normalize the metabolism, stimulate cell regeneration and division, strengthen the immune system, increase endurance.

Sprout apricot pits is quite simple. To do this, take ripened fruit on the tree and separate the flesh from the stone. Bones slightly split at the base along the seam with a sharp knife. Plastic boxes on 2/3 filled with washed river sand or shell rock, covered with cotton cloth or gauze and spread on her punctured bones. Top them covered with another layer of cloth or gauze and sprinkled with a layer of sand with a thickness of 0.5 cm. The ground in the box is watered, preventing the formation of puddles. The boxes with the bones planted in them are placed on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator at a temperature of 0. + 2 ° C for 2-3 weeks. With prolonged aging of the pits “on the verge of death”, they form vitamin A and growth hormones: auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, abscisic acid and ethylene gas.

After 2-3 weeks, a sprout penetrates into the cleft slit, which is a sign of seed readiness for use as a cytostatic agent. Sprouted stones fray in flour on a coffee grinder. Per 100 grams of ground seeds take 20 grams of butter, 5 grams of sugar, vanilla on the tip of a knife. Use this mixture in a teaspoon after a meal once a day.

At home, a folk remedy for intestinal cancer is prepared from germinated ground apricot and dried prunes. One hundred grams of prunes are ground in a blender, 20 grams of apricot kernel powder, 30 grams of ground wheat germ are added. The mixture is taken on an empty stomach 15-20 minutes before meals.

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