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Immature bitter orange Aurantii Fructus

Not yet categorizedCold
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Traditional recorded function

Break Qi and eliminate stuffiness, Resolve Phlegm and gently dissipate accumulation, relax the stomach and intestines; excels at moving Qi, soothing the middle, and relieving distention.

1. Food accumulation pattern; pattern of heat binding and qi stagnation in the stomach and intestines. 2. Phlegm stagnation with stuffiness and fullness in the chest and epigastrium; chest impediment and chest bind patterns. 3. Organ prolapse conditions such as gastric dilation, gastroptosis, uterine prolapse, and rectal prolapse.

Nature & taste

BitterPungentCold

Meridians entered

Large Int.StomachSpleen

Herbal properties

Slightly coldReducingAscendingDispersing

Found in these formulas

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