Prunus amygdala amara, Bitter Almond Prunus amygdala amara, Bitter Almond Maghz e Badam Talkh (Unani) Ku Xing Ren (TCM, usd for Bitter Apricot and Almond kernel) Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Almond (Xing Ren) (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Prunus amygdalus amara (formerly Amygdalus communis)Apricot kernels from P. armenica are used similarly in TCM. Parts used: Kernels Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet, Bitter. Classifications: 2A APERIENT MEDICINES.  2F. PURIFYING.  2G. CLEANSING.  2Q. ANODYNE3E. DIURETIC.  3G. EMMENAGOGUE. 4e. STOMACHIC.  4f. SPLENETIC.  4g. HEPATICTCM:Q. Stop Cough and Wheezing Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough and Wheezing:-acute and chronic Cough-Asthma, shortness of Breath, Wheezing-spitting of Blood. (Gum is used similarly: Dioscorides)-stronger for Cough and Wheezing, but weaker to strengthen than Sweet Almond2. Moves the Blood, Opens Obstructions, Clears Stasis:-it cuts and opens thick, chronic, and deep-seated humors-chronic obstructions, coagulated blood, Fibroid tumors.-bruised blood-clears skin spots and pityriasis versicolor (Unani)-Headache related to Obstruction; Salmon also said they ‘cure the Headache by chewing’.-promotes Menstruation.3. Clears Heat from the Liver, Opens Obstructions:-pains of the sides-very good for all old obstructions of the Liver and Spleen.-‘prevents drunkenness if 5 or 7 are taken beforehand’ (Dioscorides)-‘They delay drunkenness’. (Tacuinum…

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