1. Alias
Mao Tao Ren, almond Ren, and Da Tao Ren.
2. Plant morphology
Deciduous small tree, 3-8 meters tall. Leaves alternate, clustered on short branches, with one pair of linear supporting leaves; The leaves are elliptical lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, measuring 8-15 cm in length and 2-3.5 cm in width, with a pointed tip and a wide wedge-shaped base, and serrated edges. Flowers are solitary, leaves bloom first; Sepals 5, covered with hairs on the outside; Petals 5, light red, light white; Stamens are mostly shorter than petals; Heart skin 1, sparse 2, hairy. The stone fruit is fleshy, juicy, with a heart-shaped oval to oval shape, with longitudinal grooves on one side, and short hairs on the surface; The fruit core is hard, woody, flattened and oval shaped, with a pointed tip and irregular deep grooves and pits on the surface. One seed. The flowering period is from March to April, and the fruiting period is from May to September.
3. Origin distribution
Born in warm and moist fertile soil, it is mostly cultivated in flat or hilly areas. Mainly produced in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Hebei and other places.
4. Harvesting and processing
After the fruit matures, collect the seeds, remove the flesh and shell, and take out the seeds to dry.
5. Characteristics of medicinal herbs
Flat long oval, 1.2-1.8 centimeters long, 0.8-1.2 centimeters wide, and 0.2-0.4 centimeters thick. The surface is yellow brown to reddish brown, densely covered with granular protrusions. One end is pointed, the middle is swollen, and the other end is blunt, round, and skewed, with a thinner edge. There is a short line shaped navel on one side of the tip. The rounded end has a slightly darker and less obvious confluence, and most longitudinal vascular bundles are scattered from the confluence. Thin seed coat, 2 cotyledons, off white in color, rich in oil. The air is faint and the taste is slightly bitter.
6. Sexual Taste Returning to the Classics
Flat in nature, bitter and sweet in taste. Guixin Meridian, Liver Meridian, and Large Intestine Meridian.
7. Effect and Function
Promote blood circulation, eliminate phlegm, moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements. Belonging to the subcategory of blood activating and stasis removing drugs, it is a blood activating and meridian regulating medicine.
8. Clinical application
Dosage: 4.5-9 grams, decoct in water or dissolve in pills. Apply external tamping. Used to treat menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea, lumps, falls and injuries, intestinal dryness and constipation.
9. Pharmacological research
Toxicity tests have found that this product is non-toxic. It has anticoagulant, anti thrombotic, blood flow improving, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and anti allergic effects. It can also relieve cough and asthma, and has a certain therapeutic effect on pulmonary tuberculosis. There is also a deworming effect
10. Chemical composition
Containing bitter almond glycoside, wild cherry glycoside, 2,4-dimethyl coumarin, polyanthocyanidin, allantoin, vitamin B1, bitter almond enzyme, fatty oil, fatty acids, protein, etc. In addition, it contains components such as 24 methylene cyclohexanepineol, citrodiol, 7-dehydrooat sterol, etc.
11. Usage taboos
Pregnant women should use with caution.
12. Compatibility prescription
① To treat women and virgins with blood stasis and restlessness in the five hearts: divide red flowers, Angelica sinensis (washed and baked), Du Xi Zi, and Tao Ren (baked) into fine powder. Take 9 grams per serving, adjust to warm wine, empty, before eating. (Taoren Powder in "Yang's Family Collection Formula")
② For postpartum lochia and stagnant pulse: 9 grams of peach kernels, 9 grams of angelica, 4.5 grams of red peony and cassia root, and 9 grams of sugar (stir fried charcoal). Boil in water, remove residue and warm up. (Six Books on Medical Strategy, Taoren Decoction)
③ Treating food stagnation for a long time, there is blood stasis and pain in the epigastric region: chew raw peach kernels with skin, and mash natural juice with raw chives in one cup before serving. ("Ten Thousand Diseases Return to Spring")
④ Treating the elderly's secrets: peach kernels, cypress kernels, hemp kernels, pine kernels, etc. With the same research, melted wax and pills are as big as wutong seeds. Add Shaohuangdan soup. (Soup Herbal)
⊙ The content of the article is for clinical reference only. Non TCM professionals are not allowed to test drugs.