Chinese Prunes
| Chinese Prunes in TCM:Explore the properties of Chinese Prunes according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Temperature: warm
Channels: LU, LI, SI
Flavors: astringent, sour
Special Properties:
expels parasites, resolves dryness, resolves summer heat
In terms of Chinese nutrition, Chinese prunes are warm and sour. They enter into the lung, large intestine, and small intestine. They help to resolve summer heat, alleviate thirst, kill worms, stop cough, moisten the intestines, and promote body fluids.
Chinese prunes are made from half ripened plums and are more sour than traditional prunes, making them helpful to astringe the qi of the lungs and intestines, as well as being helpful to stop diarrhea.
For prevention and/or treatment of dysentery, brew prune tea and drink before meals on an empty stomach. For intestinal worms drink a tea with prunes and black pepper. For summer heat with irritability drink prune juice daily until symptoms resolve. [22]
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