乌梅·Fructus Mume
Mume Fruit
Wu Mei (乌梅) is the smoked fruit of the Japanese apricot, recorded as Fructus Mume. It is sour and astringent in flavour, warm in temperature, and enters the Lung, Liver, Spleen and Large Intestine channels.
| Pinyin | wu mei |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 乌梅 |
| Latin Name | Fructus Mume |
| English Name | Mume Fruit·smoked plum |
| Japanese | ubai |
| Korean | omae |
xing ren + zhi ban xia + e jiao
Lung Deficiency with long-standing cough
Chronic coughing and diarrhea.
ying su ke
Long-standing dry cough; Lung Qi floating and scattering, with chronic cough, wheezing and exhaustion
mai men dong + tian hua fen + ge gen
Heat disorders or wasting and thirsting in which the fluids are damaged, with thirst and irritability
sheng di huang + shan yao + shan zhu yu + ze xie
Diabetes.
chuan jiao + xi xin + gan jiang
Vomiting after meals, irritability and abdominal pain from roundworms
Roundworms in the intestines or bile duct causing abdominal pain
Unceasing chronic diarrhea from Deficiency Cold, arising from Middle Jiao Deficiency or from Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency
Damp-Heat dysenteric disorder; internal Heat with irritability, Dryness, cough and thirst, often from Fluids damaged by long-standing dysenteric disorder
huai hua (chao) + ce bai ye + ou jie
Bleeding from any lower orifice
Food Stagnation with indigestion and focal distention in the abdomen and epigastrium
Summer Heat disease with muscle spasms, diarrhea and vomiting
Heavy uterine bleeding and blood in the stool, particularly with thirst and signs of Blood Deficiency
Yin Deficiency Fire assailing the Heart, with irritable Heat and a full chest; internal Heat with irritability, cough, Dryness and thirst; seasonal epidemic dysenteric disorder where the patient cannot eat; Damp-Heat dysentery with burning
wu wei zi + bai he + zi wan + xing ren + e jiao + zhi ban xia
Chronic coughing.
he zi + ying su ke + rou dou kou
Chronic diarrhea or dysentery.
huang qi + dang shen + sheng ma + chai hu + bai zhu
Rectal prolapse.
xi yang shen + mai men dong + tian hua fen + sheng di huang + shi gao + ge gen + shan yao
Thirst from hyperthyroidism, diabetes insipidus or diabetes
xi xin + zhi fu z + huang lian + shi jun zi + chuan jiao
Roundworms and hookworms.
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 3-30g; Tincture: 2-4ml | 3-30 g | — | 2-4 ml | — | — |
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