Herb

Almond (Ba dan xing)

巴旦杏ba dan xing
1 sourcePrunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A.Webb

Recorded for calming cough and downbearing qi, and relieving counterflow fullness of the chest and abdomen.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十九·五果·巴旦杏·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：止咳下气，消心腹逆闷。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平、温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十九·五果·巴旦杏·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十九·五果·巴旦杏·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十九·五果·巴旦杏·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.