Wu Mei Granules

SKU	BPG552
Brand	Blue Poppy Granules - Single Herbs
Unit Size	100g
Potency	5:1
Taste	Sour, astringent - Bensky
Properties	Warm - Bensky
Contraindications	Contraindicated in cases of internal heat from excess and stagnation, or unresolved exterior disorders. - Bensky
Chinese Symptomology	Chronic cough; Thirst; Roundworms; Diarrhea; Bleeding; Corns and warts - Bensky
Actions	Preserves the Lungs, binds up the Intestine, stops bleeding, generates fluids, quiets intestinal parasites.
Pattern	Lung deficiency; Heat from deficiency; Roundworms; Spleen deficiency - Bensky
Channels Entered	Large Intestine, Liver, Lung, Spleen - Bensky
English name	Mume Fruit; Prunus mume

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Description	Excerpted from Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed. Inhibits the leakage of Lung qi and stops coughs: for chronic cough due to Lung deficiency.* Generates fluids and alleviates thirst: for thirst due to heat from deficiency, or qi and yin deficiency. Often used for wasting and thirsting disorder due to heat from deficiency.* Expels roundworms and alleviates pain: for roundworms induced vomiting and abdominal pain. Also occasionally used for abdominal pain and vomiting not associated with parasites.* Binds up the Intestines and stops diarrhea: for incessant chronic diarrhea or dysenteric disorders. Also used for blood in the stool. Can be used as a stand alone herb (charred) for these purposes.* Stops bleeding: for blood in the stool and excessive uterine bleeding accompanied by blood deficiency symptoms of dryness and thirst, together with a parched mouth. Can be taken as a stand-alone herb, usually in charred form and powdered, for bleeding from the vagina, anus or urethra.* Used topically as a plaster to treat corns and warts. After softening in hot water, the growth is removed and the plaster applied to the area and bound with gauze, which is changed every 24 hours.*