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Bush-cherry seed (Yuliren)
Pharmaceutical Name: Semen pruni
Botanical Name: 1. Prunus japonica Thunb.;
2. Prunus humilis Bge.; 3. Prunus tomentosa
Thunb.
Common Name: Bush-cherry seed
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao
Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The ripe seeds from the fruit
are gathered in autumn and dried in the sun.
The seeds are then ground in a mortar and
pestle.
Properties & Taste: Pungent, bitter
and neutral
Meridians: Small and large intestines
Functions:
1. To lubricate intestines and move feces;
2. To promote urination and reduce edema
Indications & Combinations:
1. Constipation due to dryness in the intestines.
Bush-cherry seed (Yuliren) is used with Apricot
seed (Xingren), Peach seed (Taoren) and Arborvitae
seed (Baiziren) in the formula Wuren Wan.
2. Edema. Bush-cherry seed (Yuliren) is
used with Mulberry bark (Sangbaipi), Phaseolus
seed (Chixiaodou) and Imperata rhizome (Baimaogen)
in the formula Yuliren Tang.
Dosage: 5-12 g
Cautions & Contraindications: This herb
is contraindicated in cases with depletion
of body fluids, or during pregnancy. |
