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Citri Reticulatae Fructus Fasciculus Vascularis
Tangerine pith
橘络 〔橘絡〕 jú luò
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
Category: Qì-rectifying agents
Properties: Sweet, bitter, and balanced.
Channel entry: Liver and lung channels.
Actions and indications: Jú luò moves qì and frees the network vessels, and also transforms phlegm and relieves cough. It is used for cough, as well as for chest pain due to phlegm stagnating in the channels and network vessels.
Dosage and method: Oral: 3–5g.
Production area: Sìchuān, Fújiàn, Zhèjiāng, and to a lesser extent Guǎngxī, Guǎngdōng, Jiāngxī, Húnán, Húběi, Yúnnán, Guìzhōu.
See: Zhǐ jù zǐ (枳椇子 Hoveniae Fructus seu Semen, honey tree fruit)
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