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Bitter Apricot Seed

Bitter Apricot Seed. Class: Antitussive Antiasthmetics. Properties: Bitter; Slightly Warm; Slightly Toxic. Meridians: Lung; Large Intestine

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Ku Xing Ren
中文名 (Chinese)
苦杏仁
Latin Name
Semen Armeniacae Amarum; Armeniacae Semen Amarum
English Name
Bitter Apricot Seed
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (ζ€§ε‘³)
Bitter; Slightly Warm; Slightly Toxic
Meridians (归经)
Lung; Large Intestine
Part Used
Seed
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Antitussive Antiasthmetics
εŠŸζ•ˆεˆ†η±» (CN)
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🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (εŠŸθƒ½)
To relieve cough and asthma, and to relax bowels.
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
Treatment of cough and asthma accompanied by stuffiness in the chest and profuse expectoration, constipation due to deficiency of blood and fluid.
Toxicity
Toxic
πŸ”— External References
SymMap
230
TCMID
5014
TCMSP
230
TCM-ID
1219
0
Clinical Trials
0
Meta-Analyses
1
PubMed References
πŸ“‹ Sample Trials
None linked yet.
πŸ“Š Sample Meta-Analyses
None linked yet.
πŸ“š Sample References
PMID 35023915
Protective Effects of Carbon Dots Derived from Armeniacae Semen Amarum Carbonisata Against Acute Lung Injury Induced by Lipopolysaccharides in Rats
Int J Nanomedicine Β· 2022