⛩️Kampo / Japanese Medicine
Apricot Seed (Kyonin)
Prunus armeniaca
About Apricot Seed (Kyonin)
Apricot Seed (Kyonin) (Prunus armeniaca) is a herb used in the Kampo / Japanese Medicine tradition to help with Cough, Constipation, Respiratory Issues, and Asthma. The seeds are the part traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Prunus armeniaca ("Armenian plum"), the most commonly cultivated apricot species, also called ansu apricot, Siberian apricot, Tibetan apricot, is a species of Prunus, classified with the plum in the subgenus Prunus. The native range is somewhat uncertain due to its extensive prehistoric cultivation, though almost certainly somewhere in Asia. It is extensively cultivated in many countries and has escaped into the wild in many places.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Seeds · internal