Name
Xiang Yuan (Fructus Citri)
The Effect of 香橼
Property
Pungent, slightly bitter, warm; liver, spleen, stomach, and lung meridians entered.
Actions
Soothe stagnant liver qi, regulate qi and harmonize middle energizer, resolve phlegm and stop cough.
Indications
Hyponchondiac distending pain, gastric and abdominal stuffiness due to liver depression and qi stagnation; gastric-abdominal distending pain, belching acid regurgitation, nausea, vomiting and poor appetite due to qi stagnation of spleen and stomach; cough due to damp-phlegm accumulation.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 3~10 g.