Bush-Cherry Seed (Yuliren)

Bush-Cherry Seed (Yuliren)

Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Pruni
Botanical Name: Prunus japonica Thunb.
Prunus humilis Bge.
Prunus tomentosa Thunb.
Common Name:Bush-cherry seed
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing
art 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 and Taste: Pungent, bitter and neutral
Meridian: Small and large intestines
Functions: To lubricate intestines and move feces
To promote urination and reduce edema
Indications and Combinations: 1.     Constipation due to dryness in the intestines.
*Use with Apricot seed (Xingren), Peach seed (Taoren) and Abrorvitae seed (Baiziren) in the formula Wuren Wan.

2.  Edema.
*Use with Mulberry bark (Sangbaipi), Phaseolus seed (Chixiaodou) and Imperata rhizome (Baimaogen) in the formula Yuliren Tang.
Dosage: 5-12 g
Cautions: This herb is contraindicated in cases with depletion of body fluids, or during pregnancy.