Zum Inhalt springen
Neijing
enplesfr

WissensbasisKräuter

Wu Mei烏梅

Fructus MumeMume Fruit

Auch bekannt alsBlack Plum · Smoked Plum

Kategorie
Kräuter, die stabilisieren und zusammenhalten
Temperaturverhalten
warm
Geschmack
sauer, adstringierend
Leitbahnbezug
Leber, Dickdarm, Lunge, Milz
Dosierung
3–30 g

Dieser Eintrag ist noch nicht übersetzt — der folgende Text ist auf Englisch.

Übliche Dosen

Dosierung
3–30 g
Tincture
2–4 ml

Wirkungen & indikationen

Astringes leakage of Lung Qi, stops leakage of sweat and stops coughs
Chronic Lung Deficiency coughs, dysphagia, regurgitation
Generates fluids and alleviates thirst
  • Thirst due to Heat from Deficiency
  • Qi and Yin Deficiency
  • Wasting and thirsting disorder due to Deficiency Heat
Expels roundworms and alleviates pain
  • Roundworm induced vomiting and abdominal pain
  • Occasionally used for abdominal pain and vomiting not associated with parasites
Astringes the Intestines and stops diarrhea
  • Chronic, incessant diarrhea or dysentery and fecal incontinence and hemafecia (can be used alone charred for these purposes)
  • Rectal prolapse
Stops bleeding
  • Bleeding (hemafecia and excessive uterine bleeding) with symptoms of Blood Deficiency (Dryness, thirst and a parched mouth)
  • Can be used alone charred and powdered for bleeding from the vagina, anus or urethra
Treat corns and warts topically
Corns and warts

Kontraindikationen

  • Contraindicated in Internal Heat Excess with Stagnation.
  • Contraindicated when an Exterior disorder remains unresolved.
  • For food poisoning, combine with other herbs.

Kombinationen

  • Chronic cough from Lung Deficiency.

  • Chronic cough and diarrhea.

  • Chronic non-productive cough; floating dispersal of Lung Qi with chronic cough, wheezing, and exhaustion.

  • Thirst and irritability from injured fluids, as seen in Heat disorders or wasting-and-thirsting disorder.

  • Diabetes.

  • Roundworm infestation with abdominal pain, irritability, and vomiting after eating.

  • Abdominal pain from roundworms in the intestines or bile duct.

  • Chronic, unrelenting diarrhea from Deficiency Cold due to Middle Jiao Deficiency or Spleen-Kidney Yang Deficiency.

  • Damp-Heat dysenteric disorders; thirst, cough, dryness, and irritability tied to internal Heat patterns, often from fluids injured by chronic dysenteric disorders.

  • Bleeding from any lower orifice.

  • Indigestion with focal distention of the epigastrium and abdomen resulting from Food Stagnation.

  • Vomiting, diarrhea, and muscle spasm associated with Summerheat disease.

  • Bloody stools and excessive uterine bleeding, particularly with accompanying thirst and Blood Deficiency symptoms.

  • Irritable Heat with chest fullness from Yin Deficiency Fire attacking the Heart; internal Heat with thirst, dryness, cough, and irritability; seasonal epidemic dysenteric disorders with inability to eat; dysentery with burning sensations from Damp-Heat.

  • Chronic cough.

  • Chronic diarrhea or dysentery.

  • Rectal prolapse.

  • Thirst accompanying diabetes, diabetes insipidus, and hyperthyroidism.

Anmerkungen

  • For warts and corns, soak in hot water to soften, remove the growth, then apply a plaster with gauze over the area, changing it every 24 hours.
  • It is reputed to heal melanotic nevi and necrotic flesh.
  • It is also applied topically for psoriasis.
  • Mixed with sugar and taken as a summer drink, it generates fluids.
  • In Japan it is commonly used and known as umeboshi, considered one of the finest health tonics for protecting against numerous diseases; in the West it is sold as a food item in Asian and health food stores.
  • Applied externally by rubbing the fruit's flesh on the gums, it opens the Orifices and relieves closure disorders such as closed-type Wind-Stroke with tightly clenched jaws.
  • Used topically, it removes dead, noxious flesh, such as that found around toxic sores.
  • Pounded and combined with jellyfish, it is applied topically to pyogenic finger infections, particularly when severely painful.
  • It possesses anti-cancer properties and inhibits ascites carcinoma.
  • For External Invasion and insect-bite-related conditions, 90g is parched and ground into a powder, mixed with honey into small pills; 20-30 pills are taken before meals with a decoction of Per. Granati Shi Liu Pi.
  • For abdominal distention and pain in a patient who is gasping for breath and near death, 27 pieces are decocted in 200ml of water and taken orally.
  • It can be decocted together with 100g of Hb. Scutellariae Barbatae Ban Zhi Lian and taken after meals.
  • Dry-fried Mume Chao Wu Mei is more warming and astringent, and is used for chronic diarrhea due to Spleen Deficiency.
  • Vinegar-fried Mume Cu Chao Wu Me astringes the Lungs and expels parasites more strongly.
  • Charred Mume Wu Mei Tan has a heightened ability to astringe Blood and stop bleeding — internally for bloody stool during diarrhea or dysenteric disorders, and externally for bleeding sores.
  • Flos Mume Bai Hua Mei, Cold and sour, calms the mind, regulates the Stomach, resolves phlegm, and counteracts toxicity; it is used for depression with restlessness, epigastric pain from Liver-Stomach Qi Stagnation, globus hystericus, scrofula, and ulcers.
  • Wild Mume Yen Mei balances Yin and Yang, stimulates Qi, resolves Stagnation, and boosts immune function.
  • Wu Mei and Fr. Chaenomelis Mu Gua are alike in being sour, astringent, and warm. Wu Mei astringes the Lungs, binds up the Intestines, softens the sinews and bones, and drives parasites into retreat; it also eliminates dead muscle, noxious flesh, and toxic moles, and draws out embedded splinters. Mu Gua, by contrast, drains Damp-Heat from the Spleen, Stomach, sinews, and bones, and astringes depleted primal Qi of the Spleen and Lungs.
  • Wu Mei and Fr. Chebulae He Zi share a sour, astringent nature that restrains Lung Qi to stop chronic cough from Lung Qi Deficiency, and both act on the Large Intestine for long-term diarrhea and dysenteric disorders. Wu Mei, however, generates fluids, strengthens the Stomach, and expels roundworms — none of which He Zi does — while He Zi is the stronger astringent, directing Qi downward to benefit the throat and restore the voice, something Wu Mei cannot do.
  • Wu Mei and Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi both astringe the Lungs, generate fluids, and bind up the Intestines. Wu Mei is the stronger of the two at generating fluids and relieving thirst, and it also harmonizes the Stomach, expels roundworms, and plays an important role in treating irregular uterine bleeding or hematuria. Wu Wei Zi, meanwhile, more powerfully astringes Lung Qi to stop coughing, while also strengthening Lung Qi, grasping Kidney Qi, astringing Essence and sweat, and calming the Spirit.
  • Wu Mei and Per. Papaveris Ying Su Ke are both astringents. Wu Mei is strongly astringent, acting on the Lungs to stop cough, the Intestines to stop diarrhea, the Qi level to restrain Deficiency Fire, and the Blood level to contain Yin and Blood and stop bleeding. Ying Su Ke astringes and restrains the Lungs and Intestines even more forcefully, acts more readily on the upper burner, and — most notably — secures and stabilizes Kidney Qi while strongly relieving pain.

Enthalten in