Chinese Herbs In Western View - Tao Ren (Semen Persicae) Health Benefits and Side Effects

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Tao Ren is also known as peach kernel. The bitter, sweet, neutral and slightly toxic herb has been used in TCM as anti coagulation, anti hypertensive, anti inflammation, detoxification, anti-allergenics agent and to relieve pain, constipation, etc., as it moves Blood, eliminates accumulations, moistens the Intestines,  promotes bowel movement, etc. by enhancing the function of heart, large intestine, liver and lung channels.

Ingredients
1. catechin
2. Prunin
3. Hesperetin-5-O-glucoside
4. Naringenin
5. Kaempfero
6. Hydro-kaempfero
7. Kaempferide glucoside
8. Quercetin glucoside
9. Etc.

Health Benefits
1. Antithrombotic lipids
in the investion of the antioxidant effects of Semen Persicae isolation of decane (1), triolein (2), nonacosanoic acid (3), oleic acid ethyl ester (4), palmitic acid (5), oleic acid (6) and 15,16-dihydroxy-9Z,12Z-octadecadienoic acid 2,3-dihydroxypropyl ester (7), showed that petroleum ether extract and compounds 5-6 could significantly prolong thrombin time while methanol extract could obviously inhibit platelet aggregation(1).

2.  Antimutagenic effects
In the study to evaluate the antimutagenic effect of the hexane extract of Armeniacae semen (apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) seed), Persicae semen (peach (P. persica Bat.) seed), and seeds of cherry (P. avium L.), plum (P. salicina Lindle) and almond (P. dulcis Mill), found that hexane extracts of Armeniacae semen and Persicae semen inhibited the mutagenicity of benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P), but those of seeds of cherry, plum and almond did not. The mutagenicities of 3-amino-1,4-dimethyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole (Trp-P-1) and 2-(2-furyl)-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl)acrylamide (AF-2) were also inhibited by the extracts of Armeniacae semen and Persicae semen(2).

3. Women’s quality of life
In the study to explore the relation between different patterns of Sheng-Hua-Tang (comprising Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Ligustici Rhizoma, Semen Persicae, Zingiberis Rhizoma and Glycyrrhizae Radix) use and the health-related quality of life in postpartum women, indicated that Sheng-Hua-Tang use during the first month of the postpartum period may have a positive effect on women’s health-related quality of life especially in terms of role limitations due to physical health and emotional problems. However, continuous use after the first month of the postpartum period might have a negative effect on women’s quality of life(3).

4. Immunosuppressive activity
In the study of the immunosuppressive activity of the ethanol extract of Semen Persicae (EESP)  with respect to specific antibody and cellular response to ovalbumin (OVA) in mice, showed that EESP could suppress the cellular and humoral immune response in mice, and deserve further research to be developed as immunosuppressant(4).

5. Etc.

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Side Effects
1. Raw tao herb is toxic
2. Do not use in case of anemia
3. Do not use the herb in newborn, children or if you are pregnant or breast feeding without first consulting with the related field specialist.
4. Etc. 

Sources
(1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21899477 
(2) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1294719
(3) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19580970 
(4) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17193328

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