What is bitter orange?
What is bitter orange?

Fructus Aurantii is a herbaceous plant recorded in China Pharmacopoeia, and its medicinal source is the dry immature fruit of Fructus Aurantii Immaturus of Rutaceae and its cultivated varieties. Harvest in July, when the peel is still green, cut in half from the middle and dry in the sun or at low temperature. Fructus Aurantii tastes bitter, pungent, sour and warm, and has the effects of regulating qi, relieving middle warmer, resolving food stagnation and relieving flatulence. It is mainly used to treat chest and hypochondriac qi stagnation, fullness and pain, dyspepsia and phlegm. Gastroptosis, proctoptosis, genital prolapse and other diseases. Fructus Aurantii is produced in many places in China, especially in Hunan and Jiangxi. Among them, the Fructus Aurantii in Xingan County, Jiangxi Province, also known as Shangzhou Fructus Aurantii and Sanhu Fructus Aurantii, has the characteristics of "thick pulp, everting like a pot, and much pulp", and its medicinal effective components are superior to other varieties, and it is listed as a symbol protection product in chinese national geography.

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What is the difference between Fructus Aurantii and fried Fructus Aurantii?

Fructus Aurantii is the dried immature fruit of Rutaceae plant Citrus aurantium and its cultivated varieties.

Lemon (scientific name: citrus lemon (L.) Burm. F.), a citrus plant of Rutaceae, also known as lemon fruit, foreign lemon, beneficial mother fruit, etc.

The leaves and fruits of Fructus Aurantii are generally smaller than lemons. The fruit of bitter orange is round, while the fruit of lemon is narrow at both ends, and the top is usually long and narrow, with * * * * shaped spikes; Fructus Aurantii tastes bitter, pungent, sour and warm, and has the effects of regulating qi, relieving middle warmer, resolving food stagnation and relieving flatulence. It is mainly used to treat chest and hypochondriac qi stagnation, fullness and pain, dyspepsia and phlegm. Diseases such as gastroptosis, proctoptosis, organ prolapse, etc. Lemon is rich in vitamin C, which can relieve phlegm and cough, promote fluid production and strengthen the stomach. For bronchitis, whooping cough, loss of appetite, vitamin deficiency, heatstroke and polydipsia, it is the bane of scurvy.

What's the taste of bitter orange?

It is fragrant, bitter and slightly sour. Similar to immature small citrus

What is the efficacy and function of Fructus Aurantii? 30 points

Bitter in nature; Acid; Slightly cold meridian tropism: lung; Spleen; Liver; Stomach; Indications of large intestine meridian function: fullness of thoracic septum; Pain in hypochondriac ribs; Insufficient food accumulation; Abdominal distension; Severe diarrhea; Rectum; Uterine prolapse.

What disease does Fructus Aurantii treat?

dried fruit of citron or trifoliate orange

Sexual taste, bitter, pungent and sour, slightly cold. Spleen and stomach meridian.

Indications: regulating qi, regulating middle energizer, promoting stagnation and relieving flatulence. Used for chest and hypochondriac qi stagnation, fullness and pain, dyspepsia, phlegm retention and organ prolapse.

Usage and dosage 3 ~ 10g.

Pay attention to pregnant women with caution.

Store in a cool and dry place to prevent moths.

What is the medicinal use of Fructus Aurantii?

Name: Fructus Aurantii Category: Qi-regulating medicine Pinyin: Qiao Latin Name: Fructus Aurantii Immaturus Alias: Caihu and Shanghu Medicinal Parts: Immature Fruit Medicinal Properties: This product is hemispherical with a diameter of 3 ~ 5cm. The exocarp is brown to brown, with granular protrusions and concave oil chambers at the top of the protrusions; There are obvious traces of style residue or fruit stalk. On the profile, the peel is yellow-white, smooth and slightly raised, with a thickness of 0.4 ~ 1.3 cm. The margin is scattered in the 1 ~ 2 oil drainage cavity, and there are 7 ~ 12 valves in the medullary sac, with a few to 15 valves. The juice sac is brown to brown and contains seeds. Hard and not easy to break. It is fragrant, bitter and slightly sour. Cultivation points: Origin: Jiangxi, Sichuan, Hubei, Guizhou; Harvest in July when the peel is still green. Cut it in half from the middle and dry it in the sun or at low temperature. Authentic evolution: sexual orientation: warmth; Bitter, spicy and sour; Indications of spleen and stomach meridian function: regulating qi, widening middle energizer, promoting stagnation and relieving flatulence. Used for chest and hypochondriac qi stagnation, fullness and pain, dyspepsia and phlegm; Gastroptosis, rectocele, uterine prolapse. Usage and dosage: oral: decocted, 5 ~ 9g or pills, and dispersed. External use: appropriate amount, decoction or frying. Taboo: spleen and stomach weakness and pregnant women should use it with caution. !

Do you need any technology for cultivating Fructus Aurantii?

(1) Seedling raising and transplanting

Select mature fruits from mature trees to collect seeds, dry them in the shade, mix them with 30% sand, and bury them in the sand pit for later use. Choose sandy loam as the seedbed, sow with 8 cm row spacing before and after the fright, cover the soil for about half a centimeter, cover the seeds with wheat straw and water them. After emergence, you can remove the cover and weed, and apply dilute manure and water fertilizer. In autumn, the spacing between plants is 7 ~ 8 cm, so it is necessary to alternate or replenish seedlings. After the seedlings grow for 3 ~ 4 years, select strong seedlings without pests and diseases and transplant them in summer according to the row spacing of 15 cm.

(2) Bud grafting (poor survival rate of branch grafting)

Before and after the Cold Dew Festival, select 2-3-year-old fine varieties and robust branches without pests and diseases, pick leaves and leave stems, then cut branches and buds together with a small xylem into shield-shaped scions, then cut the bark on the trunk of the rootstock (with rooted seedlings) horizontally, and then cut a knife downwards in the middle to make it T-shaped. After the xylem of the scion is removed, it is immediately embedded in the kerf of the rootstock and bound and fixed. After grafting, cut off the rootstock above the joint and let only the scion grow. 2 ~ 3 years after grafting, plant according to the spacing of 45cm, first dig resistance, put seedlings, arrange roots, fill soil, then gently lift seedlings to stretch fibrous roots, and then stably fill soil.

(3) High branch layering method

From June 5438 to February, 2-3-year-old branches were selected from strong trees, cut into a slit with a width of about 1 cm, peeled off the bark, mixed with wet mud, wrapped with straw for external use, and watered once a day or every other day, which can take root for more than half a month. Each robust tree can receive 6- 10 branches, cut them in about 2 months and plant them in the ground.

2. Tian Tuan management

(1) intertillage weeding

Three or four times a year, too dry for irrigation and too wet for drainage.

(2) Fertilization

A circular furrow with a width of about 7-8 cm and a depth of about 3 cm was dug under the crown by ring fertilization. Fertilize once before flowering (after physiological fruit drop is determined) and once after fruit picking, including human excrement, pond mud, vegetation, bone meal, manure, etc. Can be used, each plant is about 25-35 kg at a time.

(3) Pruning

Trees grow mostly in winter, and drooping branches (aging), thorns, residual fruit stems, dead branches and densely distributed side branches, overlapping branches, cross branches and pests and diseases can be cut off.

3. Pest control

(1) ulcer disease

The fruits of branches and leaves are damaged, and the leaves first show yellow needle-like spots, which gradually swell and rupture, spongy and grayish, and often fall off and deform. The diseased branches should be pruned and burned in time, and 200 times of Bordeaux mixture should be sprayed before spring buds.

(2) Sore and dementia

Harm to leaves, branches and fruits, the lesion is brownish red at first, then it expands and darkens, forming a warty process, and the prevention and control methods are the same as above.

(3) Coal disease

Scale insects, aphids, etc. It's all induced by parasitism. The leaves are now small spots like coal ash, and later they have expanded, and the leaves are covered with black films. Pay attention to drainage, pruning, ventilation and light transmission to kill pests.

Long-horned beetle, red spider, scale insect, leaf miner, citrus fruit fly, etc. Treat with appropriate pesticides.

4. Harvest and processing

It should be picked before and after the summer heat. If it is too early, the fruit is small, if it is too late, the fruit is too big and the meat is thin, which affects the quality. Choose green unripe fruits, cut them crosswise on sunny days, and spread them out one by one (usually on a straw mat). When drying, the pulp (incision) is upward, so as not to get wet by ash or water. After drying to semi-dryness, reverse dry the skin until it is completely dry. If it's rainy, you can use a kang, the incision is down, and the quilt has a little more firepower. After semi-drying, you can use a small fire kang until it is completely dry.

What is the difference between fried Fructus Aurantii and Fructus Aurantii?

Fructus Aurantii breaks the qi, and the decocting power decreases.

You change the decocted medicine into raw medicine, and pay attention to reducing the dosage.

Variety classification of Fructus Aurantii

① Green-coated Fructus Aurantii: It is a nearly mature fruit of Citrus grandis, with a hemispherical shape and a diameter of about 2 ~ 3.5 cm. The skin is orange-brown or yellow-green, scattered in many small oil spots and reticulate raised wrinkles, densely villous. The top surface of the fruit has obvious style residue, and the basal surface has fruit stalk marks or short fruit stalks. The cross-section peel is 4 ~ 6 mm thick, yellow and white, with 1 ~ 2 rows of brown oil spots along the outer edge; 6 ~ 8 petals of the capsule are brown; The central column is 4 ~ 6 mm wide. The smell is fragrant, and the juice is slightly sour and bitter. Fujian, Shaanxi and other places. ② Fructus Aurantii: Also known as Sichuan Fructus Aurantii and Jiang Fructus Aurantii. It is a nearly ripe fruit of plant lime, mostly cut into hemispheres with a diameter of 4.5 ~ 5.5 cm. The surface is greenish brown or greenish brown, slightly rough and scattered in many oil spots. There are styles on the top surface and traces of fruit stalks on the base surface. The cross section of the pericarp is about 6 ~ 12 mm thick, the mesocarp is yellow and white, and there are 1 ~ 2 rows of brown oil spots on the edge. The capsule has 10 ~ 13 petals, brown, and there are often several seeds in each capsule; The width of the middle column is 7 ~11mm. The smell is fragrant, but the juice is bitter and then sour. Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi and Zhejiang. ③ Xiangyuan Fructus Aurantii: also known as Hypolipidemic Fructus Aurantii and Chuanzhi Fructus. It is a round and nearly ripe plant fruit, and its appearance is similar to that of lime and bitter orange. The surface is brown or brown, and there is usually a money circle around the style residue. The cross-section pericarp is 7 ~ 13mm thick, and the mesocarp is grayish white or white. Capsule 10 ~ 12 valve; The central column is 4 ~ 7 mm wide. The smell is fragrant, but the juice is sour and bitter. Sichuan, Jiangxi and Zhejiang. (4) Fructus Aurantii: also known as Hovenin. It is a nearly mature fruit of the plant hawksbill flower, and its cross section is usually divided into two hemispheres with a diameter of 3 ~ 4 cm. The surface is bluish yellow or orange yellow, with many tiny oil spots and reticular wrinkles. There are tiny raised styles on the top surface, and persistent calyx and peduncle traces on the base surface. The cross-section peel is 5 ~ 10 mm thick and brown; Capsule 9 ~ 12 petals; The central column is 4 ~ 8 mm wide. The smell is fragrant, but the juice is bitter and then sour. Produced in Jiangsu.