Wu Mei

Fructus Mume

Smoked Plum (Mume Fruit)

Astringent

About this herb

A sour, smoked plum used to astringe fluids and settle an unsettled stomach.

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PinyinWu Mei

Chinese乌梅

Latin (pharmaceutical)Fructus Mume

EnglishSmoked Plum (Mume Fruit)

CategoryAstringent

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