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
Anzu – Armeniaca vulgaris Lam. var. ansu (Maxim.) – University of Kumamoto, Medicinal Herb Garden (Photo by TH Tanaka)
Anzu – Armeniaca vulgaris Lam. var. ansu (Maxim.) – University of Kumamoto, Medicinal Herb Garden (Photo by TH Tanaka)