What are the medicinal values ​​of Citrus aurantium

Citrus aurantium is a very traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is added to many Chinese medicine prescriptions. This is because this medicinal material can treat many diseases and it is produced in many places in our country, so it is widely used. Citrus aurantium is a tonic medicinal material, but it cannot be used directly. It needs to go through some processing before it can be used. Otherwise, it will cause some adverse reactions in your body. The Citrus aurantium must be dried before use.

"Compendium of Materia Medica": Citrus aurantium and Citrus aurantium have the same smell, taste and function, and there was no distinction between them in the past. It was not until the Wei and Jin Dynasties that the uses of the fruit and the shell were differentiated. Zhang Jiegu and Li Dongyuan also have the theory of dividing the country into high and low. Generally speaking, they all have the function of promoting the flow of qi. When qi goes down, phlegm and wheezing stop, when qi flows, distension and bloating disappear, when qi is unblocked, pain and stabbing stop, and when qi is promoted, the heaviness in the lower back is eliminated. Therefore, Zhishi is used to promote the chest and diaphragm, and Zhike is used to promote the intestines and stomach. However, Zhang Zhongjing used Zhishi as the key medicine for treating chest pain and distension, and various prescriptions for treating bleeding, hemorrhoids, dysentery, large intestine constipation, tenesmus and heaviness in the lower back also used Zhike as a general medicine. Therefore, Zhishi does not only treat the lower part, and Zhike does not only treat the higher part. From Feimen to Pomen, they are all controlled by the lungs. The three burners are connected and form one qi, so the two can be separated. There will be no harm if they are not separated.

"Du Ren Fang" records a drink for slimming the fetus. Zhang Gugu's "Huo Fa Ji Yao" changed it to taking Zhi Shu Wan daily to make the fetus thin and easier to give birth. It is called Shu Tai Wan. Kou Zongshuang

"Yan Yi" says that if the fetus is strong, the child will be strong and easy to deliver. However, taking Zhi Ke medicine will make the child weak and difficult to raise. The so-called shrinking the fetus and making it easier to deliver is not true. Thinking rationally, Kou's theory seems to be better. It is suitable for those who have stagnant qi before pregnancy. It is said that fetuses in the eighth and ninth months must use Zhi Ke and Su Geng to regulate qi. If there is no stagnation before pregnancy, there will be no deficiency after delivery. If one has a weak constitution, then this is not the right approach.

"Bencao Jingshu": The smell and taste of Citrus aurantium are roughly the same as those of Citrus aurantium. However, Zhishi is small in size, its Qi is complete, and its nature is strong, so it is good at reaching downwards; Zhike is large in size, its Qi is scattered, and its nature is slow, so it moves a little slower, so it can enter the chest, diaphragm, lungs, stomach, and the large intestine. It is used to treat wind-induced itching and paralysis, unclog joints and stop wind-induced pain. The lungs control the skin and fur, and the stomach controls the muscles. When wind, cold and dampness enter the two meridians, the skin will itch, or become painful or numb. This medicine has the functions of bitter, pungent and dispersing, and can also lead all wind-induced drugs into the two organs. Therefore, it is necessary to treat wind. Once the wind evil is dispersed, the joints will naturally become unblocked. Its treatment of fatigue-induced cough and stuffiness and fatigue in the back and shoulders refers to the accumulation of wind and cold in the upper part of the body, which causes stagnation of lung qi and cough.

So when we have some stomach diseases, we can use Citrus aurantium to treat them. Stomach diseases are very difficult to treat. Many times, even if we use many methods, we can't cure it directly. At this time, we might as well use Citrus aurantium to achieve the treatment effect. Moreover, this medicinal material has no side effects, so it is not harmful to our gastric mucosa.