Apricot Kernel
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Market name：キョウニン Photo location：Museum of Materia Medica, Inst. of Nat. Med. TMPW No.：11445 |
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Plant name：Prunus armeniaca var. ansu Photo location：Nagano Pref., Japan Photo date：1984 Photographer：K. Komatsu |
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| Latin name | Armeniacae Semen |
| Botanical source: Family name | Rosaceae |
| Botanical source: Plant name | - Prunus armeniaca Linné (IPNI:729463-1) - Prunus armeniaca var. ansu Maximowicz - Prunus sibirica Linné (IPNI:324747-2) |
| Part used | Seed |
| Empirical criteria for quality selection | Good one is fat and large-fruit. The inside is white in color. It is used after removing the shell of the semens (TN). |
| Constituents | Lipids: Glyceride of oleic acid Peptide: Emulsin, Anti-inflammatory protein Cyanogenic compounds: Amygdalin |
| Pharmacological effects | Antipyretic, relaxation of tracheal smooth muscle, antitussive, antiinflammatory, vermifugal and disinfectant. |
| Indications | As an antitussive, expectorant and diuretic, it is applied to treat asthma, cough, dyspnea, distension of the gastric region, edema and constipation due to dryness of intestine. |
| Diseases | Asthma, Cough, Dyspnea, A lot of sputum, Edema, Constipation |
| Formulas | kagaisan , kyososan , keishikakobokukyoninto , keimakakuhanto , gedaishimotsutokami , gokoto , saikyohangeto , shien , shoseiryutokakyoninsekko , shozokumeito , shimpito , junchoto , seihaito , zokumeito , daiseiryuto , bukuryokyoninkanzoto , maokajutsuto , maoto , maorenshoshakushozuto , makyokansekito , makyoyokukanto , mashiningan , ryokankyomishingeninto |
| Meridian tropism | Lung, Large intestine |
| Property | Warm, Little toxic |
| Flavor | Bitter |
| Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing" | Inferior |
| TCM: Classification | Expectrants and antitussives |
| TCM: Medicinal effects | To relieve cough and asthma, and relax bowels. Used for cough and asthma accompanied by stuffiness in the chest and profuse expectoration, constipation due to deficiency of blood and fluid. |
| Remarks | Listed in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia 18th ed. |
| References | TN: T. Namba & Y. Tsuda ed., Outline of Pharmacognosy, a Textbook, 3rd ed., Nankodo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 1998. |
DNA sequences of medicinal plants
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| Botanical source: Plant name | 5Ss | 18S | ITS1 | 5.8S | ITS2 | 26S | others | trnH-psbA | matK | trnK | trnK-rps16 | trnT-L | trnL | trnL-F | rbcL | rpoC1 | ndhF | others | |
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