It is mild in nature, bitter and sweet in taste, and has the effects of moistening the lungs and smoothing the intestines, reducing qi and promoting diuresis. Can be used for treating symptoms such as qi stagnation of large intestine, dryness, dysuria, abdominal edema, edema of limbs, and beriberi.
On ancient books of traditional Chinese medicine
Herbal supplement: yang in yin. Break blood and moisten dryness.
Compendium of Materia Medica: Yu Li's taste is bitter and moist, and his nature is healthy, which can reduce qi and benefit water. The Biography of Qian Yi in Song Dynasty wrote: A wet nurse was ill because of fright, but when she recovered, her eyes could not be closed. B: Boil plum wine and get you drunk, and you'll be fine. Therefore, the eye system is connected with the liver and gallbladder. If you are idle, you will get angry, but you will not go down. Plums can be mysterious, and wine can be used to enter the gallbladder, and if the gallbladder is removed, the eyes can be blurred. This is a good cover.
The Complete Book of Pure Moon: It tastes bitter and pungent, with yin and yang, and its nature is moist and healthy. Therefore, it can promote qi circulation and digestion, benefit waterways, and eliminate edema caused by ascites in limbs, intestinal qi stagnation, dryness and astringency in the customs, constipation, blood stasis and food stagnation. It can be used by women and children who are full of heat and dryness.
Modern pharmacological research
1. Curculigine has a strong purgative effect and can significantly promote small intestine movement.
2. IR-A and IR-B protein components extracted from Prunus humilis have anti-inflammatory and obvious analgesic effects.
3. Saponins contained in dark plum kernel have expectorant effect, and organic acids have antitussive and expectorant effect.
4. Mume tincture has a certain antihypertensive effect on experimental animals.
5. Nicotinic acid (vitamin B group) contained in dark plum kernel can promote cell metabolism and dilate blood vessels, which can be used to prevent and treat pellagra and similar vitamin deficiency.
6. Mume has certain anticonvulsant effect.
7. A large number of saponins in dark plum can destroy red blood cells and cause hemolysis. The extensive use of amygdalin can make the medulla oblongata center excited first and then paralyzed.
8. Curcumin has a certain diuretic effect.