Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Mume

Plant

English

Mume, Chinese plum, Japanes apricot, Japanese apricot, Japanese flowering apricot, Japanese plum, Mume, Wu mei

Latin

Prunus mume (Siebold) Siebold & Zucc.

Plantparts

Bud, Grain, Unripe fruit, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Adstringent, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Antifebrile, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Anti-helmintic, antipyretic, antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Astrigent, astringent, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, baktericidal, Carminative, Carminativum, Choleretic, Clears gas, convulsive state, Cramp, cramps, diseases of the respiratory tract, Disinfectant, disorders in the respiratory passages, dispel worms, expel worms, Fart, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Flatulence, flatulency, flatus, Gas, helmint, increase the bile secretion, intestinal gas, Pectoral, Ptyalagogue, Ptysmagogue, Pyretic, reduce fevers, relax spasms, relieves fevers, Respiratory affections, Respiratory ailments, respiratory complaints, Respiratory disease, Respiratory diseases, respiratory disorders, respiratory illness, Sialagogue, Sialogogue, spasm, Spasmolytic, Stimulates the flow of bile, Stimulates the gallbladder, treatment for worms, Used as an antiseptic, Vermicide, vermifugal, Vermifuge, wind, worm, worms

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: Liver, TCM MERIDIAN: Lung, TCM MERIDIAN: NA, TCM MERIDIAN: Spleen, TCM MERIDIAN: Stomach, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Korea

Ingredients

 amygdalin, Benzaldehyde, citric acid, malic acid, Naringenin, Oleanolic acid, Phytol, Prunasin, rutin, tartaric acid

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn4096

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