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Kingdom: Plant

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

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sour and bitter; warm; nontoxic.^✽

Actions and indications: Moves qì and disperses binds. Treats stomach pain; vomiting of food; scrofula; mounting qì (shàn qì); postpartum abdominal pain; prolapse of the uterus.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (3–9g dried, 15–30g fresh).

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

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