Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | 烏梅 |
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| Formal name | 烏梅 | |
| Japanese name | うばい, Ubai | |
| Vernacular name | Wumei | |
| Latin name | Mume Fructus (Non-JPS), (CP) | |
| English name | Processed Mume (Non-JPS), Smoked Plum (CP), Mume fruit | |
| Original plant name | Prunus mume Sieb. et Zucc., (Ume), Mume fruit | |
| Family name | Rosaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | immature fruit |
| Collection information | Taiwan, Chiayi City | |
| Collection date | 1971/00/00 | |
| TMPW No. | 1767 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Common name | 烏梅, Wumei, Mume Fructus (Non-JPS2022, CP2020), Processed Mume (Non-JPS2022), Smoked Plum (CP2020) | |||||
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| Original plant name | Prunus mume Siebold et Zuccarini , (Ume) | |||||
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| Family name | Rosaceae | |||||
| Used part | fumed immature fruit | |||||
| Quality for selection | Good one is intense black and has a strong acid taste. It has a thick sarcocarp. (TN) | |||||
| Official compendium | Non-JPS (2022), CP (2020 ed.) | |||||
| Clinical application | Refreshing astringent, antitussive, antidiarrheal drug, expectorant, relieving vomiting, antifebrile and anthelmintic. | |||||
| Medical system | Traditional Chinese medicine | |||||
| Drug effect in traditional medicine | Traditional classification | Astringents and haemostatics | ||||
| Beneficial effect | [Property and Flavor] Neutral; sour and astringent. [Meridian Tropism] Liver, spleen, lung and large intestine meridians. [Actions] To astringe the lung and intestines, engender fluid, quiet ascaris. [Indications] Chronic cough caused by lung deficiency, chronic diarrhea and chronic dysentery, deficient fever, wasting-thirst, abdominal pain caused by roundworm reversal and vomiting. | |||||
| Chemical constituent | Other aliphatic and related compounds (*C1): Succinic acid, Citric acid, Malric acid, Tartaric acid, Ceryl alcohol Triterpenoids (*C1): Oleanolic acid Sterols (*C1): Sitosterol Cyanogenic compounds (*C1): Amygdalin（未熟種子/unripe fruit） | |||||
| Pharmacological effect | Antibacterial (fungus), enhanced secretion of gastric juices. | |||||
| DNA sequence | AF179496, AF179497, AF185616 | |||||
| Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") |  ※Click this image to see the actual image | |||||
| Disease | Cough, Diarrhea, Roundworm, Hematuria, Irregular vaginal bleeding, Thirst, Anorexia | |||||
| Formulation | Kagenshosaikoto, Kagenhachimotsuto, Kyososan, Junhaito, Jingyobekkoto, Shobaito, Shobaishashinto, Seichuankaito, Bukuryhoshinto, Richuankaito | |||||
| References | Non-JPS2022: The Japanese standards for non-Pharmacopoeial crude drugs 2022. CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi. C1) The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 254-256. | |||||
| Remarks | "Ume" (Jap. name) was brought to Japan in ancient time. It has been used popularly for many diseases. There are 4 kinds of medicinal uses as follows: （1）pickled plum （2）green "ume" and "ume" seed （3）flower and bark （4）"ume" vinegar. | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2022/07/19 | |||||
