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Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Fortunella margarita (Lour.) Swingle; Fortunella crassifolia Swingle; Fortunella japonica (Thunb.) Swingle

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sweet and bitter.^✽

Actions and indications: Courses the liver, harmonizes the center, rectifies qì, resolves depression, harmonizes the stomach and the spleen, checks vomiting, and eliminates phlegm.*

Dosage and method: Oral: Warm 30–60g at a time.

See: Jīn jú (金橘 Fortunellae Fructus, kumquat [fruit])

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