Medicinals

jú luò / 橘络 / 橘絡 / tangerine pith

Latin pharmacognostic name: Citri Reticulatae Fructus Fasciculus Vascularis

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Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Qì-rectifying agents

Properties: Sweet, bitter, and balanced.

Channel entry: liver and lung channels.

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 & Method:

Oral: 3–5g.

Product Area:

Sìchuān, Fújiàn, Zhèjiāng, and to a lesser extent Guǎngxī, Guǎngdōng, Jiāngxī, Húnán, Húběi, Yúnnán, Guìzhōu.

See also:

jú (橘 Citri Reticulatae Fructus, tangerine)

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