Loquat core

("Ben Jing Feng Yuan")

The source is the seeds of the rose family plant loquat. The plant morphology is detailed in the "Loquat" article.

Chemical composition seeds contain amygdalin, wax alcohol, amino acids: 4-methylene-DL-proline, trans-4-hydroxymethyl-D-proline, cis-4- Hydroxymethylproline, fatty acids, sterols. Also contains starch and free hydrocyanic acid.

Bitter in nature and taste, flat.

① "Ben Jing Feng Yuan": "Great Cold."

② "Modern Practical Chinese Medicine": "Bitter, flat."

③ "Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Chronicles" ": "Slightly cold in nature, bitter in taste, non-toxic."

Meridian tropism "Materia Medica Zaixin": "Enter the kidney meridian."

Functions: Treating phlegm and cough, soothing the liver Regulate Qi. Cure cough, hernia, edema, scrofula.

① "Supplementary Materials to the Outline of the Compendium": "It can be used to treat liver disease and excess qi."

② "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Cure hernia, eliminate edema, and benefit joints. Treat scrofula. "

③"Modern Practical Chinese Medicine": "Antitussive and expectorant" ④"Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine": "Sooth the liver and regulate qi."

Usage and dosage Oral administration: decoction, 2 to 3 yuan. External use: Grind into powder and apply.

Prescription ① Treat cough: loquat core, selenium, dried and mashed, about 6 yuan, decoction, boil for more than ten minutes, add a small amount of white sugar or rock sugar before taking it, take it twice a day. ("Zhejiang Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine" (10): 32, 1958)

②Treatment of scrofula: Make powder of dried loquat seeds, add hot wine and apply to the affected area. ("Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine") Remind you: Loquat Kernel This Chinese herbal medicine comes from the Internet. Please follow your doctor's advice before use.