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Immature Bitter Orange (Fructus Aurantii)

Location found

Provinces of Sichuan, Fiangxi, Fujian and Zhejiang, China

Flavor & Property

Bitter and pungent; cold

Effects

Resolves phlegm

Use

Abdominal pain, constipation

* used with hawthorn fruit, germinated barley and medicated leaven

Diarrhea and dysentery

* used with rhubarb rhizome, coptis and scutellaria root

Chest pain and shortness of breath

* used with macrostem onion, cinnamon twig and trichosanthes fruit

Gastroptosis, gastric dilatation, prolapse of rectum and hysteroptosis

* used with astragalus root, cimicifuga, etc.

Dosage & Administration

3-10g (boiled in water for oral use)

Precaution & Contractindication

Spleen and stomach problems, pregnant women

Note: It is important to be evaluated by a health professional before taking this drug.

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