HERB FORMULAS

English: Mume Pill
Also Known As: Mume Formula
Mume Elixir, Wu Mei Dan
Mume Stomach Pacifying Pill Wu Mei An Wei Wan
Anti-parasitic Mume Pill Sha Chong Wu Mei Wan
Stomach Pacifying Pill An Wei Wan
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. cum Rx. 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.
  • 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
  • Collapse from roundworms
  • Jue Yin Stage Cold and Heat
  • Chronic diarrhea or dysentery
  • Stomach Heat with Kidney Deficiency
  • 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
  • Anxiety
  • Abdominal pain (better with warmth and pressure)
  • 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
CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with explosive diarrhea.
  • Contraindicated for those with Damp-Heat dysentery.
  • Use with caution during pregnancy.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS
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
For Intestinal ascariasis:
- Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai + Fr. Quisqualis Shi Jun Zi
For biliary ascariasis:
+ Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
+ Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
For roundworms in children with Excess Heat:
+ Sm. Arecae Bing Lang + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
or
+ More Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
- Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai + Less Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang
+ Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu + Less Per. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao
+ Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
For roundworms in children with Excess Cold:
+ Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao + More Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang
+ More Per. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao
For roundworms in children with severe abdominal pain:
+ Less Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
For roundworms in children with severe nausea and vomiting:
+ More Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang
+ More Per. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao + More Fr. Mume Wu Mei
+ Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo + Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
+ Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + More Per. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao
For schistosomiasis:
+ Fr. Amomi Rotundus Bai Dou Kou
+ Major Bupleurum Decoction
Da Chai Hu Tang
+ Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru
For bacterial dysentery:
For bacterial dysentery with aversion to Cold:
+ Talcum Hua Shi + Talcum Hua Shi
For bacterial dysentery with nausea and vomiting:
+ Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi
+ Talcum Hua Shi + Hb. cum Rx. Asari Xi Xin
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
For bacterial dysentery with abdominal pain:
+ Talcum Hua Shi
For bacterial dysentery with tenesmus:
+ Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
+ Talcum Hua Shi + Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
For irritable bowel syndrome with abdominal pain:
For irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea:
+ Dry-fried Sm. Coicis Chao Yi Yi Ren + Per. Papaveris Ying Su Ke
+ Fr. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi + Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo
For irritable bowel syndrome with constipation:
For irritable bowel syndrome with nausea and belching:
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ Sm Cannabis Huo Ma Ren + Ginger-fried Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Jiang Zhi Fu Zi
For cholecystitis:
+ Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao + Haematitum Dai Zhe Shi
+ Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
For cholelithiasis with Excess Heat:
For cholelithiasis with Excess Cold:
+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ More Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang + Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying
+ More Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
For cholelithiasis with severe hypochondriac pain:
For cholelithiasis with nausea and vomiting:
+ Rz. Curcumae Longae Jiang Huang
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
For cholelithiasis with jaundice:
+ Olibanum Ru Xiang + Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen Hao
For jaundice due to obstruction of the Gallbladder channel:
+ Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ 30g Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen Hao
For jaundice due to obstruction of the Gallbladder channel with severe fever:
For cholecystitis and cholelithiasis:
- Rz. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
+ 9g Cx. Meliae Ku Lian Pi
+ 9g Sm. Arecae Bing Lang - Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi
+ 6g Fr. Quisqualis Shi Jun Zi + Less Per. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao
For cholecystitis and cholelithiasis without Cold symptoms:
+ Less Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang
+ More Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
- Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi + More Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
+ 30g Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen Hao
- Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi
+ 9g Cx. Meliae Ku Lian Pi
For cholecystitis and cholelithiasis without Qi Deficiency:
+ 9g Sm. Arecae Bing Lang
+ 6g Fr. Quisqualis Shi Jun Zi - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
For cholecystitis and cholelithiasis with severe abdominal pain:
- Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
+ 9g Cx. Meliae Ku Lian Pi
+ 9g Cx. Meliae Ku Lian Pi + 9g Sm. Arecae Bing Lang
+ 9g Sm. Arecae Bing Lang + 6g Fr. Quisqualis Shi Jun Zi
+ 6g Fr. Quisqualis Shi Jun Zi
For cholecystitis and cholelithiasis with constipation:
+ 15g Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
+ 15g Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo + 9g Cx. Meliae Ku Lian Pi
+ 9g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin + 9g Sm. Arecae Bing Lang
+ 9g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang + 6g Fr. Quisqualis Shi Jun Zi
For headaches due to roundworms with abdominal pain, borborygmus, cold limbs, loose stools and a thin white tongue coat:
+ 9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi
For headaches due to roundworms with a fever, dry mouth and red tongue:
- Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian - Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
- Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
For endometriosis with no Cold symptoms:
- Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi
- Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi + 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
- Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
For endometriosis with no damage to Righteous Qi:
For endometriosis with severe abdominal pain:
- Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
+ Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi - Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
+ Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
For endometriosis with constipation:
For endometriosis with nausea and vomiting:
+ Sm. Arecae Bing Lang
+ Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu + Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
For endometriosis with loose stools during menstruation:
For temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ) with roundworms:
+ Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ 9g Sm. Arecae Bing Lang
For temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ) with constipation:
+ 9g Fr. Quisqualis Shi Jun Zi
For temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ) with Spleen Deficiency:
+ 6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ 9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi
+ 12g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
For temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ) with Blood Deficiency:
+ 9g Poria Fu Ling
For temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ) with Damp-Heat:
+ 12g Rx. Paeoniae
Alba
Bai Shao
+ 9g Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu
For temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ) with Food Stagnation:
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For ulcerative colitis due to Liver/Spleen Disharmony with Yang Deficiency and Damp-Heat:
+ 9g Fr. Hordei Germinatus Mai Ya
+ 9g Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu
+ 18g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ 12g Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi + 9g Sm. Raphani Lai Fu Zi
+ 9g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
For ulcerative colitis due to Liver/Spleen Disharmony with Yang Deficiency and Damp-Heat and mucus in the stool:
+ 6g Rz. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
+ 18g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
For ulcerative colitis due to Liver/Spleen Disharmony with Yang Deficiency and Damp-Heat and hemafecia:
+ 12g Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
+ 9g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
+ 18g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + 6g Rz. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
+ 12g Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
+ 9g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang + 21g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
+ 6g Rz. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi + 9g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
   
+ 15g Rx. Sanguisorbae Di Yu    
+ 15g Hb. Agrimoniae Xian He Cao