Plant Details

Accepted name:: Prunus armeniaca L. [Rosaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants
Infraspecies:: 4

Prunus armeniaca var. meixianensis (J.Y.Zhang, T.Z.Li, Xui J.Li & Y.He) Y.H.Tong & N.H.Xia

Prunus armeniaca var. xiongyueensis (T.Z.Li, J.Y.Zhang, Xui J.Li & Y.He) Y.H.Tong & N.H.Xia

Prunus armeniaca var. zhidanensis (C.Z.Qiao & Y.P.Zhu) Y.H.Tong & N.H.Xia

Prunus armeniaca var. armeniaca

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
aaluka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
abricot	Other	Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacop.: Liste A (2000)
abricotier	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
abricó	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
aepricot	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
albaricoque	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
albaricoquero	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
almond oil	Other	Food Chemicals Codex, 11th edn. (USP, 2018)
almond oil, bitter, ffpa	Other	Food Chemicals Codex, 6th edn. (USP, 2008)
anzu	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
aprecock	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
apricot	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) ISO Catalogue (2009) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. Pl. Use: Tajik & Afghan Pamirs (Kassam et al., 2010) Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
apricot kernel	Other	Japanese Pharmacop., 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacop., 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacop., 9th edn. (2007)
apricot kernel oil	Other	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
apricot kernel water	Other	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
apricot pits	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
apricot seeds	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
aprikos	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
aprikose	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
aprikosenbaum	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
arig	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
armeniacae amarum semen	Pharmaceutical	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
armeniacae semen	Pharmaceutical	Japanese Pharmacop., 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacop., 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacop., 9th edn. (2007)
armeniacae semen amarum	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacop. of China (2010) Pharmacop. of China (2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
barqouq	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
bin-kuk	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bitter almond oil free from prussic acid	Other	Food Chemicals Codex, 6th edn. (USP, 2008)
bitter apricot	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
bitter apricot seed	Other	Pharmacop. of China (2005) Pharmacop. of China (2010) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
chihri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chilu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chin hsing	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
chinese bitter almond	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
chir	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chul	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chuli	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
chulli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chullu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chulti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chulu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
common apricot	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
cuari	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
cuaru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
culu	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
damasco	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
damasqueiro	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
damasquino	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
dhulu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
elk mesmas	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
haeng-in	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
himalayan wild apricot	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
hsing	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
hsing jen t'ang	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
hsing jin	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
hsing su	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
japanese apricot kernels	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
jaradaalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jardalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jou hsing	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
kaise	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
kayisi	Other	Med. Pl. in E Black Sea Region of Turkey (Toksoy et al., 2010)
kayisi agaci	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
khobanai	Other	Pl. of Shawar Valley, Pakistan (Hussain et al., 2006)
khobanaye	Other	Ethnomed. Uses of Edible Wild Fruits, Pakistan (Khan et al., 2015)
khobany	Other	Med. Pl. of Tehsil Charbagh, Pakistan (Khan et al., 2015)
khubani	Other	Ethnobot. of Pl. Resources, N Pakistan (Sher & Hussain, 2009) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khumani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khumani (apricot)	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khurmani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khurmani (apricot)	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khurmanre	Other	Pl. of Shawar Valley, Pakistan (Hussain et al., 2006)
khuubaani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
ku sing ren	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
ku xing ren	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
ku-xinggren	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
kumani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kurbani	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
kuxingren	Other	Pharmacop. of China (2005) Pharmacop. of China (2010) Pharmacop. of China (2015)
lai hsing	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
maghz badam shirin	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
marille	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
mashmash	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
maó	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
mei hsing	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
meshmesh	Other	Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
michmich	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
mish mish	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
mishmish	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mouchmouch	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
mu hsing	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
nosh	Other	Med. Pl. Use: Tajik & Afghan Pamirs (Kassam et al., 2010)
pangamic acid	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
peetaalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
prunus armeniaca whole	Other	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
qaisi	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
sakkare baadaami	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sal-goo	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
semen armeniacae	Pharmaceutical	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
semen armeniacae amarum	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacop. of China (2005)
sha hsing	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
shan hsing	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
shelled sweet kernels of apricots	Other	ISO Catalogue (2009)
siberian apricot	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
sumani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
syrian almonds	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
t'ien mei	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
touffah armani	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
tuffa-urmena	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
urumaana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
urumana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wild apricot	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
xing	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
xing ren	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
xingren	Other	Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
xìngrén	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
zardalou	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
zardalu	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
zardālou	Other	Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
ó mai	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
زردآلو	Other	Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
مشمش	Other	Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
‫مشمش‬	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
キョウニン	Other	Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019)
杏	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021)
杏仁	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
杏叶	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
杏子	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
杏枝	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
杏树根	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
杏树皮	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
杏花	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
苦杏仁	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
seed	dried ripe seed	Pharmacop. of China (2010)
seeds		Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacop.: Liste A (2000)
Kernel, expressed oil		Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Seed		Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015)
Seed		Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
Fruit		Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Seed kernel		Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
seed	dried ripe seed	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
Fruit	Dried fruits	Ethnobot. of Pl. Resources, N Pakistan (Sher & Hussain, 2009)
Fruits		Pl. of Shawar Valley, Pakistan (Hussain et al., 2006)
Fruit, seeds		Ethnomed. Uses of Edible Wild Fruits, Pakistan (Khan et al., 2015)
fruit		Med. Pl. of Tehsil Charbagh, Pakistan (Khan et al., 2015)
fruit		Med. Pl. in E Black Sea Region of Turkey (Toksoy et al., 2010)
kernels, leaves		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
seed	oil	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
seed	dried ripe seed	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
seed	dried ripe seed	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021)
nuts		Food Chemicals Codex, 11th edn. (USP, 2018)
seed		Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019)
fruit		Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
seed		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
seed		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
seed	dried ripe seed	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
Seeds		Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
seed	dried ripe seed	Pharmacop. of China (2005)
nut	oil	Food Chemicals Codex, 6th edn. (USP, 2008)
seed	seed	Japanese Pharmacop., 15th edn. (2006)
kernel		ISO Catalogue (2009)
Fruit (Seed)		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
seed		Korean Pharmacop., 9th edn. (2007)
seed		Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012)
seed	well ripe seed	Korean Pharmacop., 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 5 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Armeniaca vulgaris Lam. Encycl. 1: 2 (1783).
Amygdalus armeniaca (L.) Dumort. Fl. Belg.: 91 (1827).
Armeniaca armeniaca (L.) Huth Helios 11: 133 (1893), not validly publ.
Prunus armeniaca subsp. vulgaris (Lam.) Dippel Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 630 (1893).
Prunus tiliifolia Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 356 (1796), nom. superfl.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Armeniaca vulgaris	Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
Armeniaca vulgaris Lam.	Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Armeniaca vulgaris Lam. var. vulgaris	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Armeniaca vulgaris Lamarck	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Armeniaca vulgaris Lamarck var. vulgaris	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Armenica vulgaris	Med. Pl. in E Black Sea Region of Turkey (Toksoy et al., 2010) Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Pronus armeniaca	Med. Pl. of Tehsil Charbagh, Pakistan (Khan et al., 2015)
Prunis armeniaca L.	Pl. of Shawar Valley, Pakistan (Hussain et al., 2006)
Prunus armenaica	Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Prunus armenaica L.	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Prunus armeniaca	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Prunus armeniaca L.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Ethnobot. of Pl. Resources, N Pakistan (Sher & Hussain, 2009) Ethnomed. Uses of Edible Wild Fruits, Pakistan (Khan et al., 2015) Food Chemicals Codex, 11th edn. (USP, 2018) Food Chemicals Codex, 6th edn. (USP, 2008) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. Pl. Use: Tajik & Afghan Pamirs (Kassam et al., 2010) Med. Pl. Used by Herbalists in Lebanon (Deeb et al., 2013) Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014) Pharmacop. of China (2005) Pharmacop. of China (2010) Pharmacop. of China (2015) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacop.: Liste A (2000) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2024) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2025) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Prunus armeniaca Linn.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Prunus armeniaca Linnaeus	ISO Catalogue (2009)
Prunus armeniaca Linne	Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacop., 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)
Prunus armeniaca Linné	Japanese Pharmacop., 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012) Korean Pharmacop., 9th edn. (2007)

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