ancient wisdom Β· Herb
Plum Flower
Plum Flower. Class: Qi Regulating Drugs. Properties: Slightly Sour; Calm. Meridians: Liver; Stomach; Lung
πΏ Names
Pinyin Name
Mei Hua
δΈζε (Chinese)
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Latin Name
Flos Mume; Mume Flos
English Name
Plum Flower
Alias Names
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θ±η»ΏθΌζ’
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β― TCM Properties
Properties (ζ§ε³)
Slightly Sour; Calm
Meridians (ε½η»)
Liver; Stomach; Lung
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Qi Regulating Drugs
εζεη±» (CN)
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π©Ί Clinical Profile
Function (εθ½)
Treatment of: 1. qi stagnation in the liver and stomach manifested as distension and pain in the hypochondriac regions, belching and epigastric pain. mume flower (lu'emei) is used with bupleurum root (chaihu), cyperus tuber (xiangfu), green tangerine peel (qingpi) and costus root (muxiang). 2. phlegm and qi stagnated in the throat (globus hystericus) manifested as the sensation of a foreign body in the throat. mume flower (lu'emei) is used with trichosanthes peel (gualoupi), tangerine peel (chen
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
Treatment of: 1. qi stagnation in the liver and stomach manifested as distension and pain in the hypochondriac regions, belching and epigastric pain. mume flower (lu'emei) is used with bupleurum root (chaihu), cyperus tuber (xiangfu), green tangerine peel
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