Chinese: xing ren
English: apricot kernel
Pharmaceutical: Armeniacae Semen
Properties: Bitter, slightly warm, slightly toxic
Standard Species: Prunus armeniaca L. Prunus armeniaca L. var. ansu Maxim., Prunus sibirica L., Prunus mandshurica (Maxim.) Koehne
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