HERB FORMULAS

WU MEI WAN

English: Mume Pill
Also Known As: Mume Formula
Mume Elixir, Wu Mei Dan
Mume Stomach Pacifying Pill Wu Mei An Wei Wan
Antiparasitic Mume Pill Sha Chong Wu Mei Wan
Stomach Pacifying Pill An Wei Wan

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Fr. Mume Wu Mei 3-30g Eliminates roundworms and alleviates pain.
With Chuan Jiao, Xi Xin and Gan Jing, for roundworms causing abdominal pain, irritability, and vomiting after eating.
With Huang LIan, for Internal Heat with thirst, Dryness, cough and irritability.
Per. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao 1-12g Warms the Middle Jiao, disperses Cold, relieves diarrhea, kills parasites and alleviates abdominal pain.
With Xi Xin, expels parasites, Warms the organs.
with Wu Mei and Huang Lian, for abdominal pain and vomiting due to roundworms, especially in cases of Deficiency Cold.
Hb. Asari Xi Xin 1-28g Disperses Wind-Cold and Internal Cold and alleviates pain.
With Gui Zhi, facilitates the flow of Yang Qi.
Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian 3-48g Clears Heat and drains Dampness.
With Huang Bai, attacks worms.
Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai 3-18g Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao.
Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang 5-30g Warms the Middle and expels Cold.
With Zhi Fu Zi and Gui Zhi, warms the interior and disperses Internal Cold.
With Huang Lian, for epigastric pain and distention, dysentery, indeterminate gnawing hunger, vague abdominal pain or discomfort, belching, and nausea.
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi 3-18g Disperses Cold and Dampness, warms the channels and stops pain.
With Ren Shen, for severe Deficiency of the Source Qi and Collapse of Yang with cold extremities, sweating, weak breathing, dizziness, and an extremely pale complexion.
With Xi Xin, for Cold damage both Internal and External with aversion to Cold, headache and generalized body aches with aching joints.
Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi 3-18g Releases the exterior, assists the Yang, adjusts the Ying and Wei, releases the muscle layer, warms the channels and collaterals to relieve pain.
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 3-18g Powerfully tonifies Yuan Qi and Spleen and Stomach Qi
With Dang Gui, tonifies Qi and nourishes Blood, preventing injury to normal Qi.
(Rx. Codonopsis) (Dang Shen) (6-54g) (Substitutes for Ren Shen.)
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 2-12g Tonifies Blood, regulates the menses, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and disperses Cold.
With Gui Zhi and Xi Xin, for patients with Blood Deficiency who experience cold extremities due to Cold entering the channels.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Warms the Internal organs
  • Warms the Middle Jiao
  • Warms the Intestines
  • Drains Heat
  • Replenishes Qi
  • Dispels parasites
  • Calms roundworms
  • Drains the Liver
  • Calms the Stomach
  • Promotes Blood circulation
  • Relieves pain

SYNDROMES

  • Collapse from roundworms
  • Jue Yin Stage Cold and Heat
  • Chronic diarrhea or dysentery
  • Stomach Heat with Kidney Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Intermittent attacks of abdominal pain
  • Stifling sensation in the chest and epigastrium
  • A sensation of warmth in the chest and epigastrium
  • Irritability in the chest and epigastrium
  • Vomiting after eating
  • Extremely Cold extremities
  • Vomiting of roundworms
  • Incessant diarrhea
  • Hunger with no desire to eat
  • Vomiting immediately after eating
  • Heat in the Stomach with Cold in the Intestines
  • Bitter taste in the mouth
  • Frequent urination
  • Abdominal pain (better with warmth and pressure)
  • Anxiety
  • Pain beneath the Heart
  • Borborygmus
  • Unquenchable thirst
  • Running piglet Qi
  • Pain and Heat in the Stomach
  • Discharge of small amounts of pus
  • Irritability
  • Recurrent nausea and vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Dry throat
  • Turbid urine
  • Polydipsia
  • T: Red or geographic or pale
  • C: White
  • P: Hidden or Wiry and tight

TREATS

  • Ascariasis
  • Biliary ascariasis
  • Intestinal ascariasis
  • Ascariasis in children
  • Roundworms in the bile duct
  • Hookworms
  • Chronic gastroenteritis
  • Post-gastrectomy syndrome
  • Ulcerative colitis
  • Bacterial dysentery
  • Chronic bacillary dysentery
  • Functional gastric disorders
  • Neurogenic vomiting
  • Corneal ulcers
  • Glaucoma
  • Meniere's disease
  • Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease
  • Primary dysmenorrhea
  • Neurogenic headache
  • Autonomic dystonia
  • Hysterical psychosis
  • Asthma
  • Pneumonia
  • Chyluria
  • Gastritis
  • Schistosomiasis
  • Chronic diarrhea
  • Indigestion
  • Gastric or peptic ulcer
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Intestinal colic
  • Neurosis
  • Insomnia
  • Cholelithiasis
  • Cholecystitis
  • Keratitis
  • Aphthous ulcers
  • Chronic suppurative otitis media
  • Morning sickness
  • Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
  • Hypertension
  • The sequelae of meningitis or encephalitis
  • Vitilaigo
  • Sick sinus syndrome
  • Diabetes
  • Recalcitrant hiccoughs
  • Diabetes mellitus

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with explosive diarrhea.
  • Contraindicated for those with Damp-Heat dysentery.
  • Use with caution during pregnancy.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For absence of Cold in the hands and feet: For Qi not Deficient:
- Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
- Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi - Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
For severe abdominal pain:
For constipation:
+ Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi + Sm. Arecae Bing Lang
+ Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang + Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi
For severe vomiting:
or
+ Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu + Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + Sm. Arecae Bing Lang
For roundworms in the bile duct:
For chronic, unremitting dysenteric diarrhea:
+ Fr. Quisqualis Shi Jun Zi - Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
+ Cx. Meliae Ku Lian Pi - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
For increasing the anti-parasitic effect:
- Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi
+ Fr. Quisqualis Shi Jun Zi + Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
+ Sm. Arecae Bing Lang
For chronic dysentery:
+ Cx. Meliae Ku Lian Pi + Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
+ Sm. Torreyae Fei Zi + Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
To excrete the parasites through the stool:
For more Heat:
+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang - Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
For more Cold:
- Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang
- Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian    
- Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai