Zhi Shi
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Name: Bitter Orange Young Fruit (枳實)
Pinyin: Zhi Shi
Pharm. Name: Fructus Aurantii Immaturus
Properties:
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Taste |
Characteristics |
Organs |
Dosage |
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Bitter, Acrid, Sour |
Spleen, Stomach, Large Intestine, Liver |
Spleen, Stomach, Large Intestine, Liver |
3-10g 12-30g (Visceroptosis) |
Description:
This herb breaks up stagnant qi, reduces accumulation, descends Qi, unblocks the bowels and removes stagnant food. It is good for treating symptoms like qi stagnation and accumulation with epigastric or abdominal pain and distention or indigestion with focal distention or gas food stagnation, and Turbid Phlegm Obstructing the Qi with focal distention. It also helps cure fullness in the chest and epigastrium.