Blackplum.fruit with strong astringent action.

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Properties and Actions of Blackplum,Fructus Mume.

Smoked Plum extract Prunus murne Extract CAS 090082-87-4.94279-95-5. Black Plume Plume Berry Prunus Africana Extract photo picture image Actions of Blackplum:

 To arrest persistent cough, to relieve diarrhea by astringing the intestines, to promote the production of body fluid. and to relieve colic caused by ascaris.

 Indications: Persistent cough in deficiency syndromes of lung; chronic dysentery and diarrhea; thirst in consumprive discases; colic and vomiting caused by ascaris, biliary ascariasis.

 Fruit:raw or cooked. Hard and sour even when fully ripe, it is scarcely edible. It is, however, widely used in the Orient where it is usually pickled and then used as a condiment and a vegetable. This is the umboshi plum that can be found in oriental stores. It is preserved in salt and used as a relish in rice dishes etc. The fruit contains about 0.9% protein, 18.9% carbohydrate, 0.6% ash, no fat. The fruit is about 3cm in diameter and contains one large seed.

 The flowers are used as a flavouring in tea.Seed - raw or cooked. Do not eat the seed if it is too bitter - see the notes above on toxicity. Young budlings. No more details are given.
 Smoked Plum extract Prunus murne Extract CAS 090082-87-4.94279-95-5. Black Plume Plume Berry Prunus Africana Extract photo picture image

 Properties of Blackplum:

 It is sour and astringent in flavour,neutral in nature, and tropistic to the liver, lung and large intestine channels.
 Flavour and channel tropism: sour in flavour, neutral in property, acting on the liver, spleen, lung and large intestine channels.

 Black Plum has good properties of astringent, stop thirsty, etc.Mainly used for treatment of lung weakness and long cough,dry mouse,annoyed thirst, gallbladder bellyworm, cholecystitis, diarrhea, chronic diarrhea, extra menstrual flow, cancer tumor, psoriasis,Used externally for treatment of helosis,etc.

 Black Plume contains considerable amount of phyto acid and easily absorbed by blood and functions good for anti-aging, the phyto acid also exibit strong effects to kill the harmful bacteria in the stomach.
 Smoked Plum extract Prunus murne Extract CAS 090082-87-4.94279-95-5. Black Plume Plume Berry Prunus Africana Extract photo picture image

 Antibacterial; Antipyretic; Antispasmodic; Astringent; Carminative; Cholagogue; Febrifuge; Pectoral; Sialagogue; Vermifuge.
 The unripe fruit is antibacterial, antipyretic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, cholagogue, pectoral, sialagogue and vermifuge.
 The fruit has a broad-spectrum antibacterial activity.
 Cooling and refreshing, it is mixed with other herbs and used internally in the treatment of bronchitis, chronic coughs, chronic diarrhoea and roundworms.
 The fruit is also used in the treatment of diarrhoea and dysentery, to stop bleeding and to ease coughs.

 Externally, it is applied to fungal skin infections, corns and warts.
 The half-ripe smoked fruit is considered to be antispasmodic, carminative and febrifuge.

 Although no specific mention has been seen for this species, all members of the genus contain amygdalin and prunasin,substances which break down in water to form hydrocyanic acid (cyanide or prussic acid). In small amounts this exceedingly poisonous compound stimulates respiration, improves digestion and gives a sense of well-being.
 Other Uses.Dye:A green dye can be obtained from the leaves.A dark grey to green dye can be obtained from the fruit.

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last edit date:31th,May.2009.