Xing Ren (Ku)
Semen Armeniacae Amarum杏仁(苦)
- Nature
- Warm
- Flavours
- Bitter
- Meridians
- Large Intestine, Lung
- Class
- Cough-Suppressing and Wheezing-Calming Medicinals (Zhi Ke Ping Chuan Yao)Phlegm-Transforming, Cough-Stopping and Dyspnea-Calming Medicinals (Hua Tan Zhi Ke Ping Chuan Yao)
- Dosage
- 3–10 g
Actions / Functions
- Stops cough
- Calms dyspnea
- Favors the Lung’s diffusion function
- Mobilizes Qi
- Moistens the Intestines
- Favors the feces