What is plum blossom for?

Strengthening spleen and stomach, stimulating appetite, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst.

Plum blossom is the bud of Prunus mume in Rosaceae, with beautiful appearance, fragrant smell, bitter taste, slightly sweet and slightly sour, belonging to liver, stomach and lung meridians. Germinating buds collected in early spring can be made into Chinese herbal medicines after being dried at low temperature, which has the functions of invigorating spleen, nourishing stomach, stimulating appetite, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst.

Plum blossom, Chinese medicine name. It is the dried bud of the plum (Sieb). )Sieb。 Etzucc。 Rosaceae. Pick it before flowering in early spring and dry it at low temperature in time. Plum blossom is the main medicine, mainly produced in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Location: Sichuan, Hubei and other places. Prunusmume is a deciduous tree of Prunus in Rosaceae, sometimes referring to its fruit (plum) or flower (plum), and its scientific name is Prunus mume. Plum blossoms generally bloom in winter and spring, and rank as four gentlemen with orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums, and are also called "three friends of old age" with pine trees and bamboos.