Almond (Prunus dulcis)

巴旦杏仁bā dàn xìng rénBadanxingren

Prunus dulcis · Plant

Prunus dulcis
Photo: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Contains amygdalin which releases cyanide in bitter almonds; sweet almonds safe in normal amounts; may cause allergic reactions.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Almond for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

& Oppression In Heart & Abdomen FullnessVacuity Taxation Cough

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Almond does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Moisten Lung & Suppress CoughTransform Phlegm & Precipitate Qi

Other entries for Prunus dulcis

Almond 杏仁Prudon Plum 普敦李