What are the effects of Yu Li Ren?

Prunus mume is a relatively important Chinese medicinal material, which is recorded in Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica. Like other Chinese medicines, Prunus mume also has unique functions. If you like to drink soup, you can put some Prunus mume in it, which is very helpful to our health. Therefore, it is very necessary to know something about Prunus mume. So, what are the effects of Prunus mume? Let’s take a look at the explanation below.

Swelling of the limbs, shortness of breath when sitting or lying down: one liang each of Prunus mume seeds and Pharbitis seeds, three fen each of Areca catechu and dried Rehmannia root, half a liang each of cinnamon, costus root, green tangerine peel and Corydalis yanhusuo. Grind the above ingredients into fine powder and take 2 qian of it with warm wine before meals. (Yu Li Ren San from Ji Feng Pu Ji Fang)

Prunus mume treats wind-heat and qi-constipation: Prunus mume seeds (peeled and tip removed, fried), old tangerine peel (remove the white part, boiled dry in a cup of wine), and Trillium japonicum (processed), one liang each. Grind the above three ingredients into powder. Take three spoonfuls each time, boil on an empty stomach and mix with water. (Yulirensan from Shengji Zonglu)

Prunus mume seeds are used to treat red eyes: Peel the Prunus mume seeds, grind them into a very soft paste, and add raw camphor to treat red eyes. (《Compendium of Materia Medica》)

Prunus mume is used to treat postpartum gastrointestinal dryness and heat, and constipation: Prunus mume (grind into a paste), potassium nitrate (grind), each one liang, Chinese angelica (cut and roasted), and raw and dried Rehmannia glutinosa (roasted), each two liang. Of the above four ingredients, coarsely pound and sieve two of them, and mix them with the other two ingredients that were ground separately. Take three spoonfuls of it each time, add a cup of water, boil it until it is seven parts cooked, remove the residue and drink it while warm. Take it again if the bowel movement has not yet been relieved. (Yuliren Drink from Shengji Zonglu)

Prunus mume seeds treat bloody sweats: Grind the Prunus mume seeds into powder. Take one spoonful each time, grind it and mix with goose pear juice. (Shengji Zonglu, as in Shengsan)

I think everyone should be clear about the effects of Prunus mume. The existence of Prunus mume has a long history, and it has been passed down from ancient times to today, which is enough to prove everyone's importance to this medicine. Yu Li Ren is used to treat diseases that we easily encounter in our daily lives, and it rarely produces side effects, which is the most important thing.