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ApricotSeed(from south) |
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BITTER - WARM |
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Meridians: |
LARGE-INTESTINE, LUNG |
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TOXIC |
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Names: Amygdaloside, Apricots, Armeniaca, Chinese Almond, Laetrile,
Madelonitrile, Vitamin B17. Prunus armeniaca.
Family: Rosaceae.
Properties:
- stop cough
and calm wheezing due to hot or cold
- moistens
intestines, unblocks bowels
- use bitter
seeds (from north) not sweet seeds
Dosage:3 – 9g.
Also Used For:
Orally, small amounts of toxic kernel constituent, hydrocyanic acid,
a source of HCN is used orally for asthma, cough, and constipation.
Folk medicine, apricot is used orally for hemorrhage, infertility,
eye inflammation, spasm, and vaginal infections.
Historically, laetrile, the semi-synthetic derivative of amygdalin
constituent, has been fraudulently acclaimed as a cancer treatment.
In manufacturing, apricot oil is used in cosmetics or as a vehicle
for pharmaceutical preparations.
Peach Seed
