Umei ginger jujube are medicine and food, Umei ginger jujube boiled water to drink the efficacy and effect of astringent lung (astringent lung qi) cough, astringent intestinal antidiarrheal (through the enhancement of intestinal astringent function to alleviate diarrhea), relief of the surface dispersal of cold (to remove the surface of the cold), tonifying the middle and benefiting the vital energy (through the treatment of qi by the method of tonifying the spleen). However, the effect is limited and generally falls short of the therapeutic effect.
Umei is used to treat lung deficiency with prolonged cough, prolonged diarrhea, prolonged dysentery and vomiting.
Ginger is used for treating wind-cold cold, cold stomach and vomiting, cold lung and cough. It is not to be taken by those who are hot and have internal heat in yin deficiency.
Jujube is used for treating spleen deficiency, women’s dirty agitation (upset and depression, wanting to cry for no reason), insomnia, and so on. Patients with food stagnation, worm accumulation, etc. should be cautious or forbidden to take.
It should be noted that the effective dosage of umeboshi ginger jujube boiled water is limited and generally cannot achieve therapeutic effect. If there is any discomfort after drinking umeboshi ginger jujube boiled water, it is recommended to stop using it and consult a doctor promptly.