Wiseman’s Chinese Medical Database

fó shǒu / 佛手 / 佛手 / Buddha's hand [fruit];

Latin pharmacognostic name: Sacrodactylis Fructus

Alternate English names: fingered citron [fruit]

Alternate Chinese names: 佛手柑 fó shǒu gān; 佛柑 fó gān; 佛柑香橼 fó gān xiāng yuán

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Qì-rectifying agents

Properties: Acrid, bitter; warm.

Channel entry: liver, spleen, stomach, and lung channels.

Indications:

• Courses the liver and resolves depression, rectifies qì and harmonizes the center: Liver depression and qì stagnation manifesting in rib-side pain and oppression in the chest; spleen-stomach qì stagnation with distension and fullness in the stomach duct and abdomen, stomach pain and torpid intake (reduced eating marked by a tendency to eat less because eating causes fullness), belching, and vomiting.
• Dries dampness and transforms phlegm: Cough with copious phlegm.

Dosage & Method:

Oral: 3–10g in decoctions.

Quality:

Dried slices should be large with green skin, white flesh, and a strong aroma.

Product Area:

Guǎngdōng, Guǎngxī, Fújiàn, Yúnnán, Sìchuān, Zhèjiāng, ānhuī.