What are the medicinal values ​​of red leaf plum

Red leaf plum is a very beautiful flower and is often used as a decoration. It is very ornamental. When it blooms, it will appear pink, so from a distance it will look like a pink gem. Red leaf plum is often used to decorate our courtyards or lawns, but now red leaf plum is used as a medicinal material in traditional Chinese medicine, and the nutrients contained in red leaf plum do have certain medicinal value.

Medicinal part: seeds of Prunus mume, Prunus armeniaca or Prunus longipes.

Nature and flavor: bitter, sweet, neutral. ① "Ben Jing": sour, neutral. ② "Bielu": non-toxic. ③ "Material Treatise": tastes bitter and pungent. ④<Shu Materia Medica>: sweet and sour. Enters the spleen and large and small intestine meridians. ① Zhang Yuansu: "Enters the Qi of the spleen meridian." ② "Leigong Paozhi Yaoxing Jie": "Enters the large intestine meridian." ③ "Bencao Jingshu": Enters the foot taiyin, hand yangming, and hand taiyang meridians. ④ "New Edition of Materia Medica": enters the liver and gallbladder meridians.

Efficacy classification: laxative, laxative.

Indications and functions: Moisturizing, lubricating the intestines, relieving gas and promoting diuresis. It is used to treat large intestine qi stagnation, dryness and astringency, difficulty urinating, abdominal edema, limb edema, and athlete's foot.

Dosage and Administration: For oral administration: decoct in water, 1 to 3 qian; or make into pills or powder.

Contraindications: People with yin deficiency and fluid deficiency and pregnant women should take with caution. ① "Bencao Jingshu": Those with insufficient body fluids should not use it lightly. ②<Depei Materia Medica>: It is forbidden to use if you have loose stools.

Medication compatibility: Avoid beef and horse meat. Combined with sesame seeds, it can replenish the body and moisten the intestines; combined with hemp seeds, it can descend and promote the flow of qi, and promote bowel movements.

Preparation method: sieve out mud, wash clean, pick out impurities and broken shells, dry in the sun, and crush when used. Leigong Paozhi Lun states: "Whenever you pick (Yuli Ren), soak it in hot water first, then cut the tip, peel and clean it, soak it in raw honey overnight, filter it out, dry it in the shade, and grind it into a paste for use."

Resource distribution: ① Prunus mume is distributed in Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Henan, Shanxi, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hubei, Guangdong and other places. ② European plum (<Exotic Records>) is distributed in Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Henan, Hebei and other places. ③Long-stemmed Prunus mume is distributed in Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Jilin, Inner Mongolia and other places.

Ancient book research: From Shennong's Herbal Classic

① "Compendium of Materia Medica": Prunus mume seeds are sweet, bitter and moist, and their nature is descending, so they can reduce qi and promote diuresis. According to "History of the Song Dynasty·Biography of Qian Yi", a nursing mother became ill due to palpitations. After she recovered, she could not close her eyes. Yi said, boil some Prunus mume wine and drink it until you are drunk, and you will be cured.

② "Bencao Jingshu": Prunus mume seeds are used to treat abdominal edema, swelling of the face and limbs. The "Classic" says that all swellings due to dampness belong to the spleen and earth, and also says that all abdominal distensions belong to heat.

③ "Ben Ge Xin Bian": Prunus mume seeds enter the liver and gallbladder meridians, and relieve pain caused by headache. It also enters the lungs and stops runny nose caused by sinusitis.

So when we feel constipated, we can use the medicinal material red leaf plum, because constipation itself is very damaging to our intestinal mucosa. If we use some drugs to stimulate our intestinal mucosa, it will make the constipation more serious. At this time, we can use red leaf plum, but we must not eat beef when taking the medicinal material red leaf plum. Or horse meat, you can only eat light food.