1 TASTE
Pungent, slightly bitter, sour and warm
2 MERIDIANS
Liver, spleen and lung
3 FUNCTIONS
1. To promote the free flow of qi in the liver; 2. To harmonize the spleen and stomach and resolve phlegm
4 INDICATIONS
1. Qi stagnation in the liver manifested as costal pain and stifling sensation in the chest. Citron (Xiang Yuan) is used with Curcuma root (Yu Jin), Finger citron (Fo Shou) and Cyperus tuber (Mu Xiang), Finger citron (Foshou), Bitter orange (Zhiqiao) and Tangerine peel (Chen Pi).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 (Chengpi).3. Cough with profuse sputum. Citron (Xiangyuan) is used with Pinellia tuber (Ban Xia) and Poria (Fu Ling).
5 DOSAGE
3-10g
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