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Citron (Xiangyuan)
Pharmaceutical Name : Fructus Citri
Botanical Name: 1. Citrus medica L.; 2.
Citrus Wilsonii Tanaka
Common Name: Citron fruit
Source of Earliest Record: Bencao Tujing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The ripe fruit is gathered in
October, cleaned, dried in the sun and cut
into slices.
Properties & Taste: Pungent, slightly
bitter, sour and warm
Meridians: Liver, spleen and lung
Functions:
1. To promote the free flow of qi in the liver;
2. To harmonize the spleen and stomach and
resolve phlegm
Indications & Combinations:
1. Qi stagnation in the liver manifested as
costal pain and stifling sensation in the
chest. Citron (Xiangyuan) is used with Curcuma
root (Yujin), Finger citron (Foshou) and Cyperus
tuber (Xiangfu).
2. Qi stagnation in the spleen and stomach
manifested as epigastric and abdominal distension
and pain, nausea, vomiting, poor appetite
and belching. Citron (Xiangyuan) is used with
Costus root (Muxiang), Finger citron (Foshou),
Bitter orange (Zhiqiao) and Tangerine peel
(Chenpi).
3. Cough with profuse sputum. Citron (Xiangyuan)
is used with Pinellia tuber (Banxia) and Poria
(Fuling).
Dosage: 3-10 g |
