Plant Details

Accepted name:: Prunus armeniaca L. [Rosaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
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 Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
abricotier	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
aepricot	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
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 Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
apricot	Other	Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) 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) 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 Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
apricot kernel	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 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)
aprikose	Other	Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
aprikosenbaum	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
armeniacae amarum semen	Pharmaceutical	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
armeniacae semen	Pharmaceutical	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
armeniacae semen amarum	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
barqouq	Other	WHO Monographs 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 Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
bitter apricot seed	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
chihri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chilu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
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 Monographs 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 Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
cuaru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
culu	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
dhulu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
elk mesmas	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
haeng-in	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
himalayan wild apricot	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
hsing	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
jaradaalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jardalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kayisi	Other	Med. Pl. in E Black Sea Region of Turkey (Toksoy et al., 2010)
khobanai	Other	Pl. of Shawar Valley, Pakistan (Hussain et al., 2006)
khobanaye	Other	Ethnomed. Uses of Edible Wild Fruits, Pakistan (Khan et al., 2015)
khubani	Other	Ethnobot. of Pl. Resources in 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)
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)
ku-xinggren	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
kumani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kurbani	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
kuxingren	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
maghz badam shirin	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mashmash	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
maó	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
meshmesh	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
michmich	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
mishmish	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mouchmouch	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
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)
sakkare baadaami	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sal-goo	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
semen armeniacae	Pharmaceutical	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
semen armeniacae amarum	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
shelled sweet kernels of apricots	Other	ISO Catalogue (2009)
sumani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
touffah armani	Other	WHO Monographs 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 Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
xing	Other	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 Monographs 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 Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
zardalu	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
zardālou	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
ó mai	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
زردآلو	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
مشمش	Other	Tradit. 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 Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
杏	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
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)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
seed	dried ripe seed	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
seeds		Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: 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		Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Seed kernel		Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ripe seed	dried ripe seed	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
Fruit	Dried fruits	Ethnobot. of Pl. Resources in 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. in E Black Sea Region of Turkey (Toksoy et al., 2010)
kernels, leaves	powdered kernels	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
seed	oil, extract	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
nuts		Food Chemicals Codex, 11th edn. (USP, 2018)
seed		Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (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 Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
Seeds		Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
seed	dried ripe seed	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
nut	oil	Food Chemicals Codex, 6th edn. (USP, 2008)
seed	seed	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006)
kernel		ISO Catalogue (2009)
Fruit (Seed)		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
seed		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
seed		Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
seed	well ripe seed	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 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) Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Prunis armeniaca L.	Pl. of Shawar Valley, Pakistan (Hussain et al., 2006)
Prunus armenaica	Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Prunus armeniaca	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 in 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) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. Use: Tajik & Afghan Pamirs (Kassam et al., 2010) Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: 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) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) 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 Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)
Prunus armeniaca Linné	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)

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