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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

Properties: Bitter and acrid; balanced; nontoxic.^✽

Channel entry: Liver channel.✽

Actions and indications: Courses the liver, moves qì, transforms phlegm, and disperses toxin swelling. Treats rib-side pain; mammary welling-abscesses (rǔ yōng); pulmonary welling-abscesses (fèi yōng); cough; glomus and fullness in the chest and diaphragm; mounting (shàn) pain.

Quality: Large pieces with a yellowish coloring are best.

Production area: Produced mainly in Sìchuān, Fújiàn, and Zhèjiāng, and to a lesser extent in Guǎngdōng, Guǎngxī, Jiāngxī, Húnán, Húběi, Yúnnán, and Guìzhōu.

See: Zhǐ jù zǐ (枳椇子 Hoveniae Fructus seu Semen, honey tree fruit)

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