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Black Plum (Fructus Mume)

Location found

Zhejiang, Fujian and Yunnan provinces, China

Flavor & Property

Sour; neutral

Effects

Relieves cough, stops diarrhea

Use

Protracted cough

* used with poppy capsule, pinellia tuber, bitter apricot kernel and

donkey-hide gelatin

Arrests chronic diarrhea and dysentery

* used with nutmeg, dangshen and chebula fruit

Diabetes

* used with trichosanthes root, ophiopogon root and ginseng

Abdominal colic and vomiting caused by ascariasis

* used with asarum, prickly-ash peel, dried ginger and coptis root

Dosage & Administration

3-10g (boiled in water for oral use)

Note: It is important to be evaluated by a health professional before taking this drug.

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