immature bitter orange Aurantii Fructus Immaturus
Medicines that regulate QiCold
Source-based · educational reference
Traditional recorded function
Break qi and eliminate accumulation, Resolve Phlegm and remove stuffiness
1. Food accumulation and qi stagnation, epigastric and abdominal stuffiness and fullness syndrome. 2. Phlegm turbidity obstruction, chest and epigastric stuffiness and fullness syndrome.
Nature & taste
BitterPungentCold
Meridians entered
Large Int.StomachSpleen
Classical source
Middle grade《神農本草經》
味苦寒。主治大風在皮膚中如麻豆苦癢，除寒熱熱結，止利。長肌肉，利五臟，益氣輕身。生川澤。
Herbal properties
Slightly coldReducingDescendingDispersingDrying
Found in these formulas
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