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枳殼 Orange Fruit Zhi Qiao

ID: D00629

Pharmaceutical Name:
Fructus Aurantii

Latin name:
Citrus aurantium L.

Location: 7

Chinese Name

枳殼

Chinese Pinyin

Zhi Qiao

English Name

Orange Fruit

Family

Rutaceae

Taste

bitter, then slightly sour

Odour

faint

Clinical Indications

1. Distension and pain in the chest and hypochondrium
2. Dyspepsia
3. Gastroptosis, rectal prolapse and uterine prolapse

Display Category

Commonly Used TCM

Function Category

Qi-Regulating Drugs

Medicine Category

Plant

Source

Eu Yan Sang (HK) Ltd.

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