Smoked umeboshi has the same function and efficacy as umeboshi, its effect is astringent lung (astringent lung qi), astringent intestines, produce fluids, an ascaris, with the role of treating lung deficiency and chronic cough, chronic diarrhea and dysentery and other diseases.
Umei is flat in nature, sour and astringent in flavor, and can enter the liver, spleen, lung and large intestine meridians. Umei into the lung meridian, can astringent lung qi, for lung deficiency cough has a better effect; Umei into the large intestine meridian, can astringent intestines, for diarrhea has a better effect; Umei can produce fluids and roundworms, for the deficiency of heat and thirst, roundworms vomiting and abdominal pain and other conditions have a better effect.
Patients with external superficial evils (evils on the surface of the muscle) and patients with internal solid heat and stagnation should not take umeboshi. Wu Mei should be used under the guidance of a doctor to identify the symptoms and should not be taken on its own.