1. Alias
Stir fried Fructus Aurantii and Goose Eye Fructus Aurantii.
2. Plant morphology
Evergreen small tree with long thorns. Leaves alternate, leathery, petiole with narrow or inverted heart-shaped wings; The leaves are oblong in shape with translucent oil spots. Flowers arranged in a raceme; Calyx cup-shaped, 5-lobed; Petals 5, white, long oval shaped. Citrus fruits are round and slightly flattened, and when ripe, they are orange yellow in color. The flowering period is from April to May, and the fruiting period is from June to November.
3. Origin distribution
Cultivate more. Mainly produced in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Fujian and other places.
4. Harvesting and processing
Collect from May to June and dry in the sun; Cut the slightly larger one in half horizontally and dry it in the sun.
5. Characteristics of medicinal herbs
Hemispherical or spherical, with a diameter of 1-3 centimeters. The outer surface is green black or brown brown, relatively rough, scattered with numerous small oil spots (oil chambers), and there is a disc-shaped fruit stalk mark or slightly raised style base mark in the center. The skin of the fruit is yellow white or light brown in cross-section, slightly raised, with a thickness of 5-8 millimeters, and has 1-2 rows of black brown depressions (oil chambers) at the edges. The pulp has 9-11 petals, brown in color, with a central axis width of 3-5 millimeters. Fragrant aroma, bitter taste, slightly sour.
6. Sexual Taste Returning to the Classics
Slightly cold in nature, with a bitter, pungent, and sour taste. Returning to the Spleen Meridian and Stomach Meridian.
7. Effect and Function
Breaking qi and eliminating accumulation, resolving phlegm and dispersing phlegm. It belongs to the category of Qi regulating medicine.
8. Clinical application
Dosage: 3-9 grams, decoct in water and take orally; Or into pills or powder. External use: appropriate amount, apply after grinding; Or stir fry and iron. Used to treat symptoms such as bloating and pain in the epigastric region caused by food stagnation, constipation due to heat accumulation, bloating and pain in the epigastric region, damp heat diarrhea, severe diarrhea, gastric prolapse, uterine prolapse, and prolapse.
9. Pharmacological research
It has a dual effect of inhibition and excitation on gastrointestinal motility and uterine smooth muscle; Has the effects of strengthening the heart, increasing cardiac output, and constricting blood vessels; Anti-inflammatory; Antibacterial and antiviral; Anti allergic reaction; Antioxidant; Analgesia; Central inhibition; Antipyretic; Treat hemorrhagic purpura with increased capillary fragility.
10. Chemical composition
Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, alkaloids, and other components. This product contains components such as naringin, hesperidin, naringin-3-0- β - glucoside, naringin-7-rutinoside, naringin, hesperetin, naringenin, neohesperidin, paeoniflorin, and linoleic acid.
11. Usage taboos
Pregnant women should use with caution.
12. Compatibility prescription
① Treating Rubella: Soak the Fructus Aurantii in vinegar to make it moist, heat it over fire to make it hot, use it at a suitable temperature for cold, and iron it to eliminate it. ("Yixin Formula" quoted from "Yannian Formula")
② Treating pediatric head sores: burning ash with Fructus Aurantii and applying pig fat. (Holy Blessing Formula)
③ To treat chest pain caused by sudden death: crush the fruit of Fructus Aurantii (powder), it is advisable to take a square sized dagger, three times a day and one night. (Behind the Elbow)
④ Treatment of bilateral pain: 30g of Fructus Aurantii, 15g of stir fried white peony, 15g of Chuanxiong, and 15g of ginseng each. At the end, hollow ginger and jujube soup can be mixed with 6 ingredients to overcome the problem, and wine can also be used. (Hygiene Easy Recipe)
⑤ Treating constipation: Divide the fruit of Fructus Aurantii and soapberry into powder, take rice balls, and drink rice. (The Effective Formula of World Medicine)
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