Plant Details

Accepted name:: Prunus sibirica L. [Rosaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
apricot kernel	Other	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 amarum semen	Pharmaceutical	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
armeniacae semen	Pharmaceutical	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)
bitter apricot	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
bitter apricot seed	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
ku sing ren	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
ku xing ren	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
kuxingren	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
semen armeniacae amarum	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
キョウニン	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
杏仁	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
杏叶	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)
犀牛皮	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
苦杏仁	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
西伯利亞杏	Other	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)
ripe seed	dried ripe seed	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
seed		Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
seed	dried ripe seed	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
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 16 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Armeniaca sibirica (L.) Lam. Encycl. 1: 3 (1783).
Armeniaca sibirica f. abrupta Skvortsov Trudy Prikl. Bot. 22: 223 (1929).
Armeniaca sibirica f. microcarpa Skvortsov Trudy Prikl. Bot. 22: 223 (1929).
Armeniaca sibirica var. multipetala G.S.Liu & L.B.Zhang Acta Phytotax. Sin. 27: 394 (1989).
Armeniaca sibirica var. pleniflora J.Y.Zhang, T.Z.Li, Xui J.Li & Y.He Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 9(3): 65 (1989).
Armeniaca sibirica var. pubescens Kostina Trudy Prikl. Bot., Ser. 8, Plodovye Yagodnye Kul't. 4: 28 (1941).
Armeniaca sibirica f. pubescens Kostina ex Y.C.Zhu Pl. Medic. Chinae Bor.-Orient.: 502 (1989).
Armeniaca sibirica f. typica Skvortsov Trudy Prikl. Bot. 22: 223 (1929), not validly publ.
Prunus armeniaca var. sibirica (L.) K.Koch Dendrologie 1: 88 (1869).
Prunus sibirica f. oblonga Skvortsov Lingnan Sci. J. 6: 211 (1928).
Prunus sibirica var. pleniflora (J.Y.Zhang, T.Z.Li, Xui J.Li & Y.He) Y.H.Tong & N.H.Xia Biodivers. Sci. 24: 716 (2016).
Prunus sibirica f. pubescens (Kostina ex Nakai) Kitag. Neolin. Fl. Manshur.: 379 (1979).
Prunus sibirica var. pubescens Kostina ex Nakai J. Jap. Bot. 19: 363 (1943).
Prunus sibirica var. pubescens (Kostina) Kitag. Neolin. Fl. Manshur.: 379 (1979).
Prunus sibirica f. rotunda Skvortsov Lingnan Sci. J. 6: 211 (1928).
Prunus sibirica var. typica Nakai Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 31: 61 (1952).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Armeniaca sibirica (L.) Lam.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Prunus sibirica L.	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Prunus sibirica Linne	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)
Prunus sibirica Linné	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)

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