Xing Ren
杏仁 xìng rén

Category:

Transform Phlegm and Stop Cough

Stop Cough and Wheezing

Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Bitter		Dosage: 3-9g

	Cautions: Should not be used for coughs due to Yin Deficiency or general debility. Caution with infants and those with diarrhea. Because of its toxicity overdosage must be avoided		Meridians: Lung , Large Intestine
	Preparation: • Bitter • Sweet • Dry-fried • Defatted		Quality: Good quality - large, full, and unfragmented kernels
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (34) bǔ fèi ē jiāo tāng (Tonify the Lungs Decoction with Ass-Hide Gelatin) dà huáng zhě chóng wán (Rhubarb and Eupolnhagea pill ) dà qīng lóng tāng (Major Bluegreen Dragon Decoction) dà xiàn xiōng wán (Major Sinking Into the Chest Pill) dìng chuǎn tāng (Arrest Wheezing Decoction) guì zhī jiā hòu pò xìng zǐ tāng guì zhī mà huáng gé bàn tāng ( Combined Cinnamon Twig and Ephedra Decoction) huá gài sǎn (Canopy Powder) huò pò xià líng tāng (Agastache, Magnolia Bark, Pinellia and Poria Decoction) liù ān jiān (Six Serenity Decoction) liù hé tāng (Harmonize the Six Decoction) má huáng jiā zhú tāng (Ephedra Decoction plus Atractylodis) má huáng tāng (Ephedra Decoction) má xìng shí gān tāng (Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Gypsum and Licorice Deco) Má Xìng Yǐ Gān Tāng (Ephedra Apricot Kernel Coicis and Licorice Decocti) qīng zào jiù fèi tāng (Eliminate Dryness and Rescue the Lungs Decoctions) rén shēn gé jiè sǎn (Ginseng and Gecko Powder) sān ǎo tāng (Three-Unbinding Decoction) sān jiā jiǎn zhèng qì sǎn (Third Modification of Rectify the Qi Powder) sān rén tāng (Three Nut Decoction) sāng jú yǐn (Mulberry Leaf and Chrysanthemum Decoction) sāng xìng tāng (Mulberry Leaf and Apricot Kernel Decoction) shén mì tāng (Mysterious Decoction) shí hú yè guāng wán (Dendrobium Pill for Night Vision) wēi ruí tāng (Polygonatum Odoratum Decoction) wǔ hǔ tāng (Five Tiger Decoction) wǔ rén wán (Five-Seed Pill) xiǎo xù mìng tāng (Minor Prolong Life Decoction) xīng rén huá shí tāng (Apricot Kernel and Talcum Decoction) xìng sū sǎn (Apricot Kernel and Perilla Leaf Powder) xù mìng tāng (Prolong Life Decoction) xuān bì tāng (Disband Painful Obstruction Decoction) xuān dú fā biǎo tāng (Dissipate Toxin and Release Exterior Decoction) yī jiā jiǎn zhèng qì sǎn (First Modification of Rectify the Qi Powder)

Family:

Rosaceae

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Semen Pruni Armeniacae

Botanical: Prunus Armeniaca L. Var Ansu Maxim., Prunus Sibirica L., Prunus Mandshurica Koehne, Prunus Armeniaca L.

Japanese: kyōnin

Korean: haengin

Common: apricot seed or kernel

Temperature: Slightly Warm , Slightly Toxic

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels add comment

	+1 Chai Hu bitter taste dries excessive dampness add comment

	+1 Chai Hu descends lung qi and fluids to open chest add comment

	+1 Chai Hu bitter taste has downward motion on qi movement add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Cough add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Cough disorders caused by heat or cold add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Especially useful for externally contracted dry cough add comment

	+1 Ching Liu The standard (杏仁, ) Xing Ren, for medicinal use, is also known as bitter (杏仁, ) Xing Ren (ku (杏仁, ) Xing Ren) or northern (杏仁, ) Xing Ren (bei (杏仁, ) Xing Ren). Sweet (杏仁, ) Xing Ren ( (, ) Tian Xing Ren) or southern (杏仁, ) Xing Ren (nan (杏仁, ) Xing Ren) is used for more tonifying, for dry or deficient coughs. add comment

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Xing Ren
杏仁 xìng rén