Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名 ﹕

Fructus Armeniaca mume

Biological name:

拉丁文植 物學名﹕

Armeniaca mume Sieb.

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

 u bai

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

o mae

Pron. in Cantonese：

粤語發音：

wu1 mui4

Pron. in Fujianese:

o bui

Common Name:

英文名 ：

 plum, Japanese apricot, mume fruit

Distribution:

分佈：

Originated in China. Produced in Sichuan, zhejiang, Guangdong, Fujian, Hunan, Guizhou. Those produced in Changxin  (長新) of Zhejiang is deemed best.

原産於中國 。産於四川， 浙江， 廣東，福建，湖南，貴州。浙江長新出産的被認為最好。

Properties (characteristics)：

性味：

Sour. Warm

酸，温。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經：

large intestine, liver, lung, spleen

大腸，肝， 肺，脾。

Actions & Indications:

主治：

relieving coughs, diarrhea, pain from colic caused by ascaris, alleviates thirst caused by yin deficient,  rid of ascaris worms, stopping bleeding, treating corns and warts (external use),

用於肺虛久 咳不止﹐久瀉久痢﹐虛熱口渴﹐蛔蟲所致的嘔吐腹痛, 外用於皮膚疣。

Medical Function:

药理：

antibiotic effect on Staphylococcus. Stimulates the production of bile and induce contraction of bile duct which promote getting rid of round worms in the bile duct. Treatment of hook worms. Anti allergic effect of albumen shock of lab guinea pigs.

對金黄球菌 有抗生素作用。刺激胆汁之産生。引起膽管之收缩而帮助排出膽 管中的蛔虫。治鉤虫。對試驗室的 天竺鼠有 抗蛋白休克過敏反應。
 

Chemical ingredients:

化學成 份：

Vaporizing ingredient: n-hexanal, trans-2-hexenal, n-hexanol, trans-2-hexen-1-ol, cis-2-hexen-1-ol, linalool, a-terpineol, geraniol, trimethyltetrahydronaphthalene drivs, tetradecanoic acid, benzaldehyde, terpinen-4-ol, benzylalcohol, hexandecanoic acid ^(1). b-sitosterol.

Lipids: neutral lipids, glycolipids, phospholipids, triglycerides, free sterols, sterol esters, 1, 2; 1,2 -glycerides, free fatty acid, ceryl alcohol, pectic acid.

Simple acids: citric acid, malic acid, succinic acid^(5-7), oxalic acid, fumaric acid ⁽²⁾, hydrocyanic acid.

Amino acid: aspartic acid, asparagine, serine, glycine, alanine, glycinamide.

Others: lup-20-(29)-ene, 7b, 15a-diol-3b-palmitate, stearate, arahidate, behenate, lignocerate ⁽⁷⁾; rhamnocitrin-3-O-rhamnoside,  kaempferol-3-O-rhamnoside, quercetin-3-O-rhamnoside ⁽⁷⁾ ;  amygdalin, b-glucosidase ^(3), superoxide dismutase⁽⁹⁾, gibberellin A₃₂ .

Dosage:

用量 ：

Dosage of wu mei: 3 to 9 g

Dosage of lu e mei: 3 to 4.5 g

烏梅之用量：3～9克。

Samples of formulae:

處方舉例：

Modern Research:

to be loaded

Cautions:

禁忌：

Do not use wu mei  in cases of internal heat excess (high fever with infection) and stagnation or unresolved exterior disorders, (as in cold or flu without sweat).

Using wu mei together with sulfonamides may cause bleeding in the urinary tract.

烏梅酸澀收斂 ，凡有表邪，或內有實熱積滯者，不宜服用。
烏梅與磺胺類藥 (sulfonamides) 同時使用可能會引起血尿。