Medicinal value of Prunus mume

Use of Prunus mume in traditional Chinese medicine

1. Children are frightened with phlegm and have difficulty in defecation and urination. Use one qian each of rhubarb (soaked in wine and then fried), Prunus mume seeds (peeled and ground into powder), and one liang of talcum powder, and pound them together into pills as big as millet. Children aged two years old should take three pills, and other children should take more or less pills according to their condition, with boiled water.

2. Swelling, shortness of breath, and insomnia. Use one cup of Prunus mume seeds, mash them into powder, mix with flour to make cakes and eat them. It can help with bowel movements and you will recover after the gas is discharged.

3. Distension in the heart and abdomen, obstruction of bowel movements, shortness of breath, and edema caused by athlete's foot. Use 12 parts of Prunus mume seeds, mash them, grind them with water to extract the juice, and use 3 parts of Coix lachryma-jobi, mash them into the size of millet. Cook porridge together and eat.

4. Blood and sweat on the skin. Use one qian of Prunus mume seeds (peeled and ground into powder) and mix with goose pear juice.

Pharmacological effects of Prunus mume

Laxative effect

It has been clinically verified that Yuli water can significantly promote the movement of the small intestine and increase the frequency of bowel movements.

Anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects

Modern science has extracted a substance from Prunus mume that has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects.

The role of Prunus mume

1. It is a laxative and laxative, mainly used to treat dry stools and edema. It is a lubricating laxative, and its laxative effect is slightly stronger than that of hemp seed.

2. Diuretic, mainly used to treat urinary problems.