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{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Prunus amygdalus amara&&Amygdalus communis amara&&Prunus communis var. amara
|family=Amygdalaceae
|nameE=Bitter Almond tree
|habitat=Western Asia&&Palestine&&North Africa; cultivated in the European Mediterranean countries (mainly Sicily)
|partUsed=Oleum Amygdalarum amararum&&Semen Amygdali amarum&&Placenta Amygdalarum amarum
|constituent=fixed fatty oil (Oleum Amygdalae), amygdalin, proteids, albumen, mucilage, sugar, - When water is added, hydrocyanic acid is formed,
|action=emollient, demulcent, laxative, sedative in coughs, etc. , diuretic, attenuent
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Prunus amygdalus dulcis&&Amygdalus communis dulcis&&Prunus communis var. dulcis
|family=Amygdalaceae
|nameE=Sweet Almond tree
|habitat=Western Asia&&Palestine&&North Africa; cultivated in the European Mediterranean countries (mainly Spain&&Southern France)
|partUsed=Oleum Amygdalarum dulce&&Semen Amygdali dulce&&Placenta Amygdalarum dulce
|constituent=fixed fatty oil (Oleum Amygdalae), proteids, albuminous matter, mucilage, sugar, enzymes,
|action=emollient, demulcent, nutritive. - Sweet almonds can be used as a sedative in diseases of the respiratory organs
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Prunus armeniaca&&Armeniaca vulgaris
|family=Amygdalaceae
|nameE=Apricot
|habitat=Northern China&&Armenia&&Turkestan&&Himalayas; cultivated in Southern Europe and Mediterranean countries&&India
|partUsed=Fructus Armeniaceae&&Folia Armeniaceae&&Semen Armeniaceae&&Oleum Armeniaceae
|constituent=fruit: copper, vitamins A and C, sugar, acids, mineral salts, colouring matter; seed: amygdalin, fatty oil, invertin, prussic acid,
|action=leaf: astringent, pectoral; fruit: nutritive; kernel: antispasmodic, pectoral, demulcent, sedative, anthelmintic, used instead of almonds, but considered toxic; flower: tonic, aphrodisiac. The fruit is wholesome and very good for anaemic people; oil: used as a substitute for almond oil
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Prunus avium&&Cerasus avium
|family=Amygdalaceae
|nameE=Sweet Cherry&&Gean
|habitat=Europe&&Western Asia
|partUsed=Fructus&&Caulis
|constituent=fruit: sugar, vitamine A,
|action=fruit: nutritive; stalk: tonic, slightly astringent
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Prunus cerasus&&Cerasus silvestris (acida&&Vulgaris)
|family=Rosaceae
|nameE=Agriot&&Sour Cherry
|habitat=Europe&&Balkan&&North America&&Canada&&Asia Minor&&Himalayas
|partUsed=Cortex Cerasi acidi&&Folia Cerasi acidi&&Fructus Cerasi acidi&&Semen Cerasi acidi&&Stipites Cerasi acidi = Stipites Cerasorum&&Gummi Cerasi
|constituent=leaf: citric acid, tannin, dextrose, cumarin, saccharose; bark: prussic acid, amygdalin, gum, emulsin, tannin, gallic acid, volatile oil, starch, resin: root-bark: phloridzin (glucoside); stalk: tannin; fruit: invert-sugar, pectin, inosit, lignin, fat, essential oil, minerals, red colouring matter,
|action=stalk: diuretic, refreshing, astringent, pectoral; bark: pectoral, astringent, sedative, tonic, febrifuge, antidiarrhoeal; gum: used as a substitute for Gummi arabicum
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Prunus domestica
|family=Amygdalaceae
|nameE=Prune&&Plum
|habitat=Europe&&Greece&&Syria&&Persia&&Afghanistan&&California (U. S. A. )
|partUsed=Fructus Pruni
|constituent=saccharine matter, malic acid, albuminoid, pectic substances,
|action=laxative, nutritive, refrigerant, demulcent, cholagogue
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Prunus laurocerasus
|family=Rosaceae
|nameE=Cherry-Laurel
|habitat=Balkan&&Persia&&Asia Minor; cultivated in Europe
|partUsed=Folia Laurocerasi (the fresh leaves): Oleum Laurocerasi
|constituent=laurocerasin, phyllin-acid, bitter principle, sugar, tannin, prussic acid, prulaurasin, prunase (enzyme), emulsin,
|action=sedative, anodyne, antispasmodic, tonic, narcotic, toxic
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Prunus insititia
|family=Amygdalaceae
|nameE=Dawson plum
|habitat=South-Eastern Europe&&Asia Minor
|action=astringent, digestive, aperient, used as food. P. S. To this species also belong: Prunus syriaca, ("Mirabel"), Prunus italica ("Reine Claude") and Prunus fruticans (a bastard between Prunus spinosa and Prunus insititia)
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Prunus mahaleb
|family=Amygdalaceae
|nameE=Mahaleb Cherry&&Saint Lucie Cherry
|habitat=Europe (mainly Germany)&&eastern Mediterranean countries
|partUsed=Semen Pruni Mahaleb
|constituent=coumarin, prussic acid (amygdalin), salicylic acid,
|action=diuretic, stomachic, tonic; used in the liqueur industry (Cherry-Brandy) and in perfumery
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Prunus padus&&Prunus racemosa&&Cerasus padus
|family=Amygdalaceae
|nameE=Bird Cherry
|habitat=Central- and Southern Europe&&temperate Asia&&Atlantic North America
|partUsed=Cortex Pruni padi
|constituent=amygdalin (laurocerasin), gum, green colouring matter, emulsin, gum, tannic acid, resin. - The seeds yield a poisonous oil like oil of almonds, which is employed in medicinal preparations and is remarkable for its siccative properties,
|action=bark: tonic, sedative in coughs etc. , antispasmodic, febrifuge, astringent, diuretic, sudorific, stomachic
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Prunus persica&&Persica vulgaris&&Amygdalus persica
|family=Rosaceae
|nameE=Peach
|habitat=Southern Europe&&California&&China&&Persia&&South Africa
|partUsed=Flores Persicarum&&Cortex Persicarum&&Folia Persicarum&&Semen Persicarurn&&Oleum nucum Persicarum
|constituent=leaf, kernel: volatile oil, amygdalin; flower: amygdalin; fruit: sugar, laevulose,
|action=flower, leaf: diuretic, laxative, vermifuge, soothing, sedative, febrifuge, aromatic; bark: febrifuge, vermifuge; fruit: nutritive, refreshing, demulcent, antiscorbutic, aperient; oil: demulcent, used as a substitute for almond oil; gum: sedative, alterative, demulcent, astringent; kernel: used in confectionery
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Prunus serotina&&Prunus virginiana&&Cerasus virginiana&&Cerasus serotina
|habitat=Eastern and Central U. S. A. &&Europe
|partUsed=Cortex Pruni serotinae (virginianae)&&the inner part of the root and branches is the most suitable for medicinal purposes
|constituent=prunasin (mandelo-nitrile), prunase (containing hydrocyanic acid), scopoletin, resin, phlobatannin, free benzoic acid,
|action=astringent, tonic, pectoral, sedative; used for preparing Syrupus Pruni serotinae (virginianae) and for the same purposes as the bark of Prunus padus; oil (obtained from the bark): toxic
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Prunus spinosa
|family=Rosaceae
|nameE=Blackthorn&&Sloe
|habitat=Europe&&Asia Minor&&North Africa
|partUsed=Flores Pruni spinosae = Flores "Acaciae germanicae"&&Folia Pruni spinosae = Folia "Acaciae"&&Fructus Pruni spinosae = Fructus "Acaciae"
|constituent=leaf: tannin; berry: sugar, organic acids, vitamin C, prunicyanin (colouring matter), resin, gum, tannin,
|action=leaf: depurative, astringent, febrifuge; flower: laxative, depurative, diuretic, emmenagogue, astringent, vermifuge, anti-nephritic: berry: purgative, styptic, astringent, used in making liqueurs
}}

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