Wu Mei Wan (Bian Fang)
Ingredients: Mume fruit (wu mei), Sichuan pepper fruit (shan jiao),Areca seed (bing lang zi), Tang-kuei root (dang gui), Prepared aconitum tuber root (fu zi), Oriental ginseng root (ren shen), Cinnamon twig (gui zhi), Dry ginger root (gan jiang), Coptis root (huang lian), Phellodendron bark (huang bo).
| Mandarin: 烏梅丸 (變方) Pin-Yin: Wu Mei Wan (Bian Fang) English: Mume Formula Korean: 오피산 Romaji: Ubai Gan Kanji: 烏梅丸 Kampo: No |
Source:
- Discussion of Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun, 206)
How it works:
- Warms the organs
- Tonifies deficiency
- Calms roundworms
- Alleviates pain
Clinical Applications:
- Roundworm infestation with cold in the intestines and heat in the stomach
- Kidney deficiency
Wu Mei Wan is an ancient formula first recorded in the “Discussion of Cold Damage” by Zhang Zhongjing in the Han dynasty originally used to treat roundworm infestation by warming the organs, tonifying deficiencies, and calming roundworms.
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English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
|
Mume |
Wu Mei |
|
Zanthoxylum |
Shan Jiao |
|
Dried Ginger |
Gan Jiang |
|
Coptis |
Huang Lian |
|
Phellodendron |
Huang Bo |
|
Asarum |
Xi Xin |
|
Cinnamon Twig |
Gui Zhi |
|
Ginseng |
Ren Shen |
|
Angelica Root |
Dang Gui |
|
Prepared Aconite |
Zhi Fu Zi |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Mume calms roundworms, harmonizes the stomach, and alleviates pain.