Auranti Fructus ( 枳壳 ) ...Chinese Herb...
Latin
Plant Name
Aurantii or Citri seu Ponciri
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Zhi Ke or Zhi Qiao
Common
English Name
Bitter Orange
Part
of Plant Used
Dried fruit after seeds have been removed
Nature
Mildly cold
Taste
Bitter, sour
Meridians
Entered
Spleen, Stomach
Common
Usages
Most often used in formulas to treat symptoms of bloating and constipation
due to food stagnation and indigestion; sometimes used for a stuffy sensation
in the chest with yellow thick phlegm; also used for prolapse of the uterus,
rectum, or stomach.
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Disperses stagnated flow of vital Qi energy.
Common
Formulas Used In
Bupleurum, Inula, and Cyperus.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
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Cautions
in Use
Use with caution if there is little or no Spleen or Stomach function.
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