The role of red plum

Plum blossom is the dry bud of Prunus mume in Rosaceae. Hongmei is mainly produced in Anhui, and is used to promote blood circulation. Green sepal plum is mainly produced in Sichuan and used for clearing throat.

The effects of plum blossom are: relieving depression, harmonizing middle energizer, relieving summer heat, promoting fluid production, resolving phlegm and detoxifying. Indications: acute and chronic pharyngolaryngitis, hoarseness, aphonia, cough with excessive phlegm, whooping cough, acute conjunctivitis, loss of appetite, dizziness, water and fire burns, measles, dysmenorrhea, etc.

Plum blossoms have the functions of soothing the liver and relieving pain, regulating qi and relieving depression. It can be used for chest and rib pain, abdominal distension pain and anorexia. It can be used with Bupleurum, Radix Paeoniae Alba and Fructus Citri Sarcodactylis. Plum blossom has the functions of resolving phlegm, clearing away sounds, soothing the liver and dispersing stagnation. For plum blossom qi (chronic pharyngolaryngitis) and phlegm-qi interaction, it can be combined with safflower and magnolia officinalis flower.