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Citri Reticulatae Radix
Tangerine root
橘根 〔橘根〕 jú gēn
Kingdom: Plant
Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Citrus reticulata Blanco. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)
Origin in unofficial sources: Citrus tangerina Hort. et Tanaka; Citrus erythrosa Tanaka; Citrus unshiu Marcor. [= C. aurantium L. subsp. nobilis Makino]; Citrus subcompressa Tanaka; Citrus succosa Tanaka; Citrus kinokuni Tanaka; Citrus ponki Tanaka
Use: Medicinal
Properties: Bitter and acrid✽; balanced✽; nontoxic.✽
Actions and indications: Normalizes qì and relieves pain; eliminates cold-damp.* Treats qì pain; qì distension (flatulence); bladder mounting qì (shàn qì).
See: Zhǐ jù zǐ (枳椇子 Hoveniae Fructus seu Semen, honey tree fruit)
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