Common Use and suggestions of Peach Kernel.
Article Content:
- .Basic Botanical Data of Peach Kernel.
- .Origin and Description of Peach Kernel.
- .Phytochemicals and Constituents.
- .Common Use and suggestions of Peach Kernel.
- .Country Ethnobotany:worldwide uses.
- .Classical Registration of Peach Kernel.
- .Peach Kernel Dosage and Administration.
- .Applications,Indications and Effects of Peach Kernel.
- .Modern Researches of Peach.
- .Research Update:Semen Persicae or Peach Kernel.
Applications,Indications and Effects of Peach Kernel.
1. For treatment of irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, persistent lochia after delivery:
it is usually used in combination with Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, Pollen typhae, Flos Carthami, Faeces Trogopterorumn, and other herbs with effects of promoting blood circulation and relieving blood stasis, regulating menstruation to relieve pain; For treatment of trauma, swelling and pain caused by blood stasis, it can be used together with Squama Manitis, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, and other drugs having the effects of promoting blood circulation and relieving blood stasis; For treatment of blood stasis, mass in the abdomen, it is usually used in combination with Ramulus Cinnamoni, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Cortex Moutan Radicis, and other herbs with the effect of promoting blood circulation and relieving blood stasis, such as Guizhi Fuling Wan.
2. For treatment of deficiency of Yin and body fluid, constipation due to dryness: it is usually used in combination with Semen Armeniacae Amarum, Semen Pruni, Semen Biotae, and other herbs with the action of lubricating bowel, such as Wu Ren Wan.
3. Effects: Promoting blood circulation by relieving blood stasis, lubricating the bowels to relieve constipation.
4. To treat a variety of syndromes due to blood stasis:
Bitter in taste and entering the blood systems of the heart and liver, this food-herb is good at dissipating blood stasis with a rather strong power, so it is known as a stasis-removing food-herb used for a variety of syndromes due to blood stasis, such as amenorrhea (abnormal absence or suppression of menses), dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation), postpartum abdominal pain due to blood stasis and qi stagnation, masses in the abdomen, traumatic injuries, etc.
a).Amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea due to blood stasis: Peach kernel is often used in combination with safflower, Chinese angelica, chuanxiong (Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong), etc., e.g., Taohong Siwu Tang.
b) Postpartum abdominal pain due to blood stasis and qi stagnation: It is often used in combination with blast-fried ginger, chuanxiong (Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong), etc., e.g., Sheng Hua Tang.
c) Masses in the abdomen: Peach kernel is used in combination with cassia twig, tree peony root-bark, herbaceous peony unpeeled root (Radix Paeoniae Rubra), e.g., Guizhi Fuling Wan. It can also be used in combination with burreed (Rhizoma Sparganii), zedoary turmeric rhizome (Rhizoma Zedoariae), etc.
d) Rather serious blood stasis in the body with stasis to be dissipated and removed: It can be used in combination with rhubarb (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei), mirabilite and cassia twig, e.g., Taohe Chengqi Tang.
e) Hepatosplenomegaly (abnormal enlargement of both the liver and the spleen): In modern times, the injection of amygdalin extracted from peach kernels has been used for intravenous dripping in the treatment of hepatosplenomegaly, resulting in obvious shrinking effects which are especially marked in the shrinkage of the spleen.
f) Blood stasis with swelling and pain due to traumatic injuries: Peach kernel is often used in combination with Chinese angelica, safflower, rhubarb (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei), etc., e.g., Fuyuan Huoxue Tang.
5. To treat constipation due to intestinal dryness:
As the seed contains oils and fat, this food-herb can remove dryness by moistening and lubricating the intestines.
Peach kernel is often used in combination with Chinese angelica, hemp seed, etc., e.g., Runchang Wan in the book 'On the Spleen and Stomach'.
6. To treat pulmonary abscess and acute appendicitis:
Peach kernels are good at purging stasis in the blood system and abscesses resulting from stagnation of toxic heat, blood stasis and qi stagnation.
a) Pulmonary abscess and acute appendicitis: Peach kernel is often used in combination with heat-clearing herbs in order to clear away heat and toxic substances, promote blood circulation and relieve abscesses.
b) Pulmonary abscess: Peach kernel is used in combination with reed stem and waxgourd seed, e.g., Weijing Tang.
c) Acute appendicitis: Peach kernel is used in combination with rhubarb (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei) and tree peony root-bark, e.g., Dahuang Mudan Tang, and it can also be used in combination with sargent gloryvine stem (Caulis Sargentodoxae), patrinia and waxgourd seed.
7. To treat coughing and dyspnea (shortness of breath):
Peach kernel is often used in combination with apricot kernels, etc.
Reference:
1.Common Use and suggestions of Peach Kernel.
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