Citrus aurantium pictures

Citrus aurantium is a Chinese herbal medicine, but in daily life, many people don't know much about it. Citrus aurantium looks like an orange with pieces inside. Because there is no center, it looks like a heart or atrium. In many cases, Citrus aurantium is used to treat abdominal distension, belching, and foul smell caused by food stagnation.

1. Pictures of Citrus aurantium

Citrus aurantium, the name of a Chinese herbal medicine. It is the dried young fruit of the sour orange Citrus aurantium L. of the Rutaceae family and the cultivated variation or sweet orange Citrus sinensis Osbeck. Collect the fallen fruits in May and June, remove the residue, cut them into two parts from the middle, dry them in the air or freeze-dry them. The smaller ones can be dried in the air or freeze-dried immediately. It is mainly used for food stagnation, fullness and pain in the abdomen, heaviness after diarrhea, constipation, phlegm stagnation and qi obstruction, chest pain, chest congestion, and relaxation of internal organs.

2. The efficacy of Citrus aurantium

1. Eliminate indigestion, strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach:

Indigestion after meals is mostly caused by weak spleen and stomach and inability to digest. Citrus aurantium belongs to the spleen and stomach meridians, can aid digestion and absorption, and eliminate indigestion. When food stagnation is eliminated, the stomach and intestines will be healthy. Therefore, it has been called a medicine for benefiting the stomach and intestines since ancient times. It not only has the effect of eliminating indigestion, but also can nourish the stomach and intestines. Used for indigestion, stomach bloating and pain, etc.

2. Breaking up Qi and dispersing bloating:

The part above the stomach is called the pylorus, which is connected to the heart. If the stomach qi is blocked, the heart will not flow smoothly, causing blockage, swelling and pain. If the qi is blocked in the middle burner, the qi will not rise or fall smoothly. If the qi goes against the flow and the liver wood is depressed below, it will not flow smoothly and will cause pain in the ribs. Citrus aurantium has the effect of breaking up qi and dispersing lumps, and is used to treat chest and abdominal pain, angina pectoris, and restlessness.

3. Expectorant and cough relieving:

The qi is smooth and the lungs are clear, the intestines are wide and there is no waste accumulation, so it can resolve phlegm and relieve cough, cleanse the body and remove its dross. It is used for cough with excessive phlegm, indigestion, palpitations and shortness of breath, acute and chronic pharyngitis, etc.

4. Promote digestion and stop loose stools:

Citrus aurantium has a stronger effect (the milder one should be Citrus aurantium), which can calm the stomach while moistening the intestines, thereby preventing loose stools; bitterness can moisten the lungs, and is used for constipation caused by dry colon and constipation, stomach heat, etc.