Medicinal value and use of plum blossom. Plum blossom is an ornamental plant that we are very familiar with. Bright in color and fragrant in taste. Plum blossoms can not only be provided for us to watch, but also play a very powerful role. Let's take a look at the medicinal value and use of plum blossom.
Medicinal value and use of plum blossom 1 Function indications: Plum blossom is the dried bud of Prunus mume in Rosaceae. Divided into: Bai Meihua, Hongmei, Green Sepals, etc. White plum blossom is mainly produced in Zhejiang, which has many heat-clearing functions; 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.
Abstract of Ancient Chinese Medicine: The earliest efficacy record comes from Compendium of Materia Medica. There are also many records in modern times, such as: Guiyang folk herbs; Scalds and fire injuries "Lingnan Herbs Collection". "Hundred Herbs Mirror": "Plum blossoms can be divided into white, red, green calyx, chiba and single leaf, but single leaf green calyx is especially good for sore throat, and those with buds win. Appetizing and eliminating evil, cooking porridge, helping to nourish the yang, steaming dew-point tea, quenching thirst and relieving boredom. " "New Ginseng Tablet": "Calm the liver and stomach, stop epigastric pain and dizziness, and enter the diet." Compendium of Materia Medica: clearing the head, benefiting lung qi, resolving phlegm and stagnating heat. Addendum to Compendium of Materia Medica: tranquilizing mind, stimulating appetite and relieving depression, and removing acne. Cooking porridge can help clear yang, steam dew point tea, quench thirst, relieve summer heat and relieve boredom.
Nutritional components: The flower bud contains a variety of volatile oils, mainly benzaldehyde, benzyl acetate, isoeugenol, linalool, benzyl alcohol, benzoic acid and so on. The water-soluble nutrients of plum blossom include eucalyptus oil essence, borneol, keratin, isorhynchanine, keratin, carotene and so on.
Compatibility and synergy: Plum blossom has the effects of soothing liver and relieving pain, regulating qi and relieving depression. For chest and rib pain, abdominal distension and anorexia, it can be combined 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.
Modern discussion: In order to regulate qi, soothe the liver, regulate stomach and relieve pain, and treat hypochondriac fullness and anorexia, green sepals and plums can be brewed with boiling water instead of tea. Reference materials for the study of prescriptions for common diseases; In order to nourish and soften the liver, soothe the liver and benefit the gallbladder, and treat chronic cholecystitis with liver yin deficiency, green sepals and roses can be decocted and taken separately. Flexible and consistent soup (Gu Bohua).
Plum blossom analysis
Mei (scientific name: apricot. ): small trees, sparse shrubs, 4- 10 meters above sea level; Bark light gray or greenish, smooth; Branchlets are green, smooth and hairless. Leaf blade ovate or elliptic, leaf margin usually with small sharp serrations, grayish green. Flowers solitary or sometimes two peanuts in 1 bud, 2-2.5 cm in diameter, with strong fragrance, opening first and then leaves; Calyx is usually reddish brown, but some varieties of calyx are green or green purple; Petals obovate, white to pink. The fruit is nearly spherical, 2-3 cm in diameter, yellow or greenish white, pilose and sour; Mucosal nucleus; The nucleus is oval with slightly flattened sides. It blooms in winter and spring and bears fruit in May-June. 2n= 16，24 .
Plum is native to southern China and has been cultivated for more than 3000 years. There are many varieties of plum, whether it is ornamental or fruit trees. Many types are not only cultivated in the open field for viewing, but also planted as potted flowers to make plum piles. Flowers can be refined, and flowers, leaves, roots and seeds can be used as medicine. The fruit can be eaten, pickled or processed into Senecio scandens, or smoked into ebony, which has the effects of relieving cough, stopping diarrhea, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. Plum blossom can resist the harm of root-knot nematodes and can be used as the rootstock of drupe fruit trees.
Plum blossom is the first of the top ten famous flowers in China. Together with orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums, they are called "four gentlemen", and together with loose bamboo, they are called "three friends in cold years". In the traditional culture of China, Mei gives people an incentive to work hard with her noble, strong and modest personality. In the cold, before the flowers bloom, the world is lonely, and spring has come.
Medicinal value and use of plum blossom 2. Efficacy of plum blossom
First, promote the health of the spleen and stomach.
Plum blossoms taste sour and bitter, but there is no toxin, so they can be used safely in life. Plum blossom soaking in water has many functions, especially good for the spleen and stomach. Plum blossom has the functions of regulating stomach, resolving phlegm, soothing liver and strengthening spleen, and is especially suitable for cough patients. Plum blossoms can strengthen the spleen and stomach, help to detoxify, soothe the liver and regulate qi, improve the situation of relieving cough and resolving phlegm, and also strengthen the spleen and stomach.
In addition to the plum blossom effect mentioned above, plum blossom can also effectively treat some uncomfortable head problems. If the body has a headache, dizziness, etc., you can soak plum blossoms in water to drink, and the treatment effect is very good.
Second: treat loss of appetite
In normal life, if the body has problems such as loss of appetite and indigestion, then plum blossom can be soaked in water to drink, which has the effect of harmonizing the stomach and promoting taste buds. Plum blossoms have the functions of appetizing, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. It is suitable for soaking in water in summer and can effectively protect the body. Plum blossoms can relieve loss of appetite, help stimulate appetite and promote appetite.
Third: treat liver and stomach pain.
If you have liver pain and stomach pain, you can mix plum blossom with Bupleurum root and bergamot, and then decoct the liquid medicine. Plum blossom is good for treating stomachache, and it can also diminish inflammation.
Medicinal value and use of plum blossom. Efficacy and function of Chimonanthus praecox
1, Chimonanthus praecox can relieve summer heat and promote fluid production.
Chimonanthus praecox can dispel wind and detoxify, relieve summer heat and promote fluid production, which is most suitable for people in summer. Contains volatile oil and linalool, which can remove heat toxin in human body and prevent heatstroke. Moreover, these substances can also promote saliva secretion and play an important role in promoting fluid production and quenching thirst.
2, wintersweet can stop vomiting and cough.
Antiemesis and cough relieving is also one of the important functions of Chimonanthus praecox. The volatile oil, borneol and eucalyptus oil contained in Chimonanthus praecox can directly act on human lungs and trachea, which can eliminate tracheal inflammation and lung inflammation and play a good role in relieving cough. In addition, some amino acids, fatty oils and trace elements contained in Chimonanthus praecox can also regulate the spleen and stomach, and also have a certain alleviating effect on human nausea and vomiting.
3. Chimonanthus praecox can diminish inflammation, relieve pain and reduce swelling.
Chimonanthus praecox can diminish inflammation and has obvious therapeutic effect on otitis media. Usually, after the onset of otitis media, fresh wintersweet can be taken out directly and dripped into the ear canal after nine years old, which can make the inflammation quickly subside. In addition, Chimonanthus praecox can also treat human burns and scalds. People can directly mash fresh Chimonanthus praecox into mud and smear it on the wound after injury, which can reduce swelling and relieve pain and promote the rapid healing of the wound.
4, refreshing
Refreshing the brain is an important function of Chimonanthus praecox, because Chimonanthus praecox contains borneol, dried Chimonanthus praecox and other nutrients beneficial to human body. After being absorbed by the human body, these substances can directly act on the human central nervous system, improve its function and keep it excited. In this case, the human brain will be particularly awake.