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yes 南北杏 have an english name: apricot kernel
[sweet apricot kernels (南杏仁) and bitter apricot kernels (北杏仁) ]
I found it from here:
http://www.google.com/custom?domains=en.wikipedia.org&q=+%09%E5%8D%97%E5%8C%97%E6%9D%8F&sitesearch=en.wikipedia.org
if you check you will see this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_therapy
and I think that's what you need for 一d 中藥的英文網頁...
but for detail info for apricot kernels, you can also search at wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apricot_kernels
Apricot kernels are, like most nuts and seeds, very nutritious.[citation needed] Among the compounds they contain is amygdalin, which is sometimes called "vitamin B17", but is not regarded by the scientific community as a vitamin since it does not meet the widely accepted scientific definition of a vitamin – it has not been proven to be essential to achieving or maintaining good health.[1] Amygdalin was once thought to help prevent cancer by attacking cancer cells, but clinical studies related to laetrile, as discussed in the Amygdalin article, were unsuccessful. A review of the clinical evidence was published in 2006 with the conclusion "Therefore, the claim that laetrile has beneficial effects for cancer patients is not supported by sound clinical data."[2] Amygdalin is contained in hundreds of foods, but ones that are particularly rich in amygdalin have disappeared to a large extent from Western diet. Peoples throughout the world who still eat a traditional diet have been found to be largely free from cancer.[citation needed] These diets are rich in foods containing amygdalin.[citation needed]
Apricot kernels are bitter and are known in culinary contexts as bitter almonds or apricot almonds. They feature in recipes for apricot jam and Italian amaretto cookies and liqueur.[citation needed]
Among materia medica, apricot kernels feature less in European traditions than in the Far East, where they are used to produce medications for respiratory problems.[citation needed]
Taken in excess, they may produce nausea, fever, rash, hive nose, headaches, insomnia, increased thirst, weakness, lethargy, nervousness, various aches and pains in joints and muscles, a drop in blood pressure. A clinical trial of Laetrile (amygdalin) carried out in 1982 by the Mayo Clinic and three other U.S. cancer centers under National Cancer Institute sponsorship, found among other things that several patients suffered from cyanide poisoning.[3]
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Apricot seeds
[edit] Nutritional content Oil from apricot kernels contains, per 100 grams:
Calories: 883 Calories from Fat: 100% Total fat: 100 g Saturated fat: 6.3 gMonounsaturated fat: 60 gPolyunsaturated fat: 29.3 gTotal fat: 100 g Cholesterol: 0 mgVitamins Vitamin A: 0Vitamin C: 0Vitamin E: 4 mg (13% DV)Vitamin K: 0Vitamin B6: 0Vitamin B12: 0 Minerals (Calcium, Iron, etc): 0 Iron 0% Calcium 0%
While John Dark, M.D., a later medical missionary among the Hunza, also failed to find cancer among them. (3) The Hunza diet is based in significant part upon the apricot kernel, a rich source of laetrile, which typically provides them with at least 150 - 250 mg "B17"/day. (3)[citation