杏仁·Semen Armeniacae Amarum
apricot kernel
Slightly toxic
Toxicity graded by American Dragon.
Xing Ren (杏仁) is the kernel of the apricot stone, recorded as Semen Armeniacae Amarum. It is bitter in flavour and slightly warm, entering the Lung and Large Intestine channels. The record marks it toxic.
| Pinyin | xing ren |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 杏仁 |
| Latin Name | Semen Armeniacae Amarum·Semen Armeniaeae |
| English Name | apricot kernel·Apricot Seed Or Kernel |
| Japanese | kyonin |
| Korean | haengin |
zi su ye + zhi ban xia + fu ling
Wind-Cold with dry cough
Wind-Heat with a dry, unproductive cough
sang ye + chuan bei mu + sha shen
Dry Heat scorching the Lungs, with an unproductive cough
Dryness and Heat damaging the Lungs, causing dry cough
Excess-type cough and wheezing
Excess pattern with Lung Heat, causing cough, wheezing and thirst
Constipation with cough and wheezing
Damp Warmth disorder in its early stage, with afternoon fever, poor appetite, a stifling chest and a heavy head and body
Qi Deficiency and dry Intestines causing constipation
Constipation from stagnant Lung Qi; Blood Stasis with pain in the chest, in the abdomen or all through the body; cough and wheezing from constrained Lungs
Phlegm-Damp causing Lung Qi to stagnate, with cough and wheezing: firmly directs Qi downward, scatters Phlegm-Damp and settles wheezing; Damp in the Upper and Middle Jiao with a stifling chest and a full, distended epigastrium and abdomen
Externally contracted Lung disorders with cough and wheezing; Lung Deficiency with an unproductive cough; Phlegm-Fire with cough bringing up thick yellow sputum
Exterior Warm-Dryness with fever, headache and a dry, unproductive cough
Hoarse voice, blocked nose and cough with copious sputum
huo ma ren + da huang + zhi ke
Constipation from Deficiency of Qi, Blood, Body fluids or a combination
Constipation due to Dryness.
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 3-10g; Tincture: 2-4ml | 3-10 g | — | 2-4 ml | — | — |
杏仁·Semen Armeniacae Amarum
Xing Ren (Dan) (杏仁) is xing ren in its dan form, the bitter apricot kernel, recorded as Semen Armeniacae Amarum. The catalogue holds no category, channels or actions for it.
The catalogue records no separate actions, dose or cautions for this preparation. Unless noted above it follows xing ren.
杏仁·Semen Armeniacae Amarum
Xing ren (nan) (杏仁) is the southern bitter apricot kernel, recorded as Semen Armeniacae Amarum. No category, channels or actions are recorded for it.
The catalogue records no separate actions, dose or cautions for this preparation. Unless noted above it follows xing ren.