INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Semen Persicae |
| Common English: | Peach Kernel |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Bitter Sweet |
Neutral |
Heart Large Intestine Liver Lung |
4-10g Tincture: 2-4ml |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Breaks up Blood Stasis and invigorates Blood circulation |
Menstrual disorders, abdominal pain, traumatic injury, flank pain, Lung abscess and Intestinal abscess with fixed abdominal masses associated with Blood Stasis |
Moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels |
Constipation due to dry Intestines |
Drains abscesses |
Lung and Intestinal abscesses |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
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Flos Carthami |
Rz. Zingiberis Preparatum |
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Invigorates the Blood for all types of Blood Stagnation such as dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea with abdominal pain, clotting and scanty flow, swollen painful sores and chest pain due to Blood Stasis. Rheumatoid arthritis. |
Menstrual pain, amenorrhea or irregular menstruation due to Blood Stasis. Trauma with pain. |
Lochioschesis and abdominal pain. |
Rx. et Rz. Rhei |
Rx. et Rz. Rhei
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Intestinal abscess with pain and swelling. Trauma with constipation. |
Severe abdominal infections. |
Blood Stasis and Heat in the Lower Jiao. |
Sm. Coicis |
Sm. Armeniacae |
Sm. Armeniacae |
Lung abscess. |
Chronic constipation due to Deficiency and/or Stagnation. |
Constipation due Lung Qi Stagnation. Blood Stasis with pain in the chest, abdomen or throughout the body. Wheezing and coughing due to Lung constraint. |
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis |
Flos Carthami |
Tabanus |
Postpartum abdominal pain with profuse uterine bleeding. |
External and sports injuries with bleeding and pain. |
Blood Stasis in the abdomen due to traumatic injury. |
Flos Lonicerae |
Sm. Cannabis |
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Sores and abscesses. |
Constipation. |
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- It is often used with Flos Carthami Hong Hua.
- This herb is usually used to assist Blood circulation.
- It is often used with Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang to increase Blood activation and treat constipation.
- This herb is good for constipation in aged and debilitated patients.
- It assists in the generation of new Blood after the expulsion of the old, stagnant Blood.
- It has an effect on Wind Bi.
- It stops coughing and upward rebellious Qi, reduces hardness below the Heart, eliminates sudden, violent hemorrhage, breaks up mobile and fixed abdominal masses, unblocks vessels and stops pain.
- It drains stagnant Blood in the abdomen, expels Blood Heat, Dryness and itching and promotes the movement of congealed Blood in the skin.
- Both Tao Ren and Flos Carthami Hong Hua dispel Blood Stasis, unblock menstruation, invigorate the Blood and stop pain. Tao Ren is heavy and sinks, to descend Qi and attack Blood Stagnation in the lower body and interior, while also moistening the Intestines to treat constipation and stop coughs and wheezing. Hong Hua is light, floats upward and travels to the exterior and upper body. In overly high doses, it can raise Blood excessively to the head.
- Stripped Peach Kernel Guang Tao Ren enters the Small Intestine, treats Blood Dryness constipation and difficult stool because it moistens, cools and harmonizes the Blood to open clumps and unblock Stagnation.
- Dry-fried Peach Kernel Chao Tao Ren has a stronger ability to break up Blood Stasis and an increased moistening quality.
- De-fatted Peach Kernel Tao Ren Shuang has its moistening ability completely eliminated. It is used for Blood Stagnation in those who have loose stools due to Spleen Deficiency.