Herb

Mume (Mei)

梅mei

1 sourceFructus Mume

The smoked fruit astringes the lung and intestines, engenders fluids, and quiets roundworm; the salted fruit transforms phlegm and relieves throat-block.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十九·五果·梅·主治

References

functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).

Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：下气，除热烦满，安心，止肢体痛、偏枯不仁、死肌，去青黑痣、蚀恶肉；乌梅敛肺涩肠、生津安蛔，白梅消痰治喉痹。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸，平，无毒。

Used in formulas

Mume Pill

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十九·五果·梅·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十九·五果·梅·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十九·五果·梅·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.