Apricot fruits are nutritious, cleansing and mildly laxative. They are a valuable addition to the diet working gently to improve overall health.

The flowers are tonic, promoting fecundity in women.

The barks are astringent. The decoction of the outer bark is used to soothe inflamed and irritated skin conditions.

The seeds are analgesic, anthelmintic, antiasthamatic, antispasmodic, antitussive, demulcent, emollient, expectorant, pectoral, sedative and vulnerary. It is used in treatment of asthma, coughs, acute or chronic bronchitis and constipation.