Difference between Citrus aurantium and Citrus aurantium

The shell of the fruit of Citrus aurantium is a relatively hard shell and cannot be eaten directly. It can be used for stewing soup and drinking, which can regulate qi and relieve bloating. However, Citrus aurantium can be eaten directly. After frying until it turns yellow, it can be used as medicine. It is very good for treating abdominal pain. You can understand the difference between Citrus aurantium and Citrus aurantium, mainly to distinguish the medicinal value of the two.

There are many drugs related to Citrus aurantium, of which these three are very common:

1. Citrus aurantium

Citrus aurantium is the young fruit of the Rutaceae plant sour orange and its cultivated varieties. It can be used as medicine after being dried or fried with bran until yellow.

Zhishi tastes bitter and spicy, and is slightly cold in nature. It has the functions of promoting qi and removing accumulation, digesting food and resolving phlegm, and relieving abdominal gas. It has a good therapeutic effect on chest and abdominal distension, pain, and fullness caused by food accumulation, phlegm stagnation, and poor qi circulation. It can also be used to treat lower abdominal pain caused by postpartum blood stasis in gynecology.

2. Citrus aurantium

Citrus aurantium and Citrus aurantium are actually fruits of the same plant, but they are harvested at different times. The nature and flavor of the two are also similar. Citrus aurantium is good at regulating Qi, relieving fullness, relieving bloating and removing abdominal distension. It is effective for symptoms such as qi stagnation, fullness, distension and pain in the chest and abdomen.

Although the two only differ in the time of picking, the medicinal properties of Citrus aurantium are more mild.

3. Green peel

Qingpi, as well as Zhishi and Zhike, are the peels of self-falling young fruits or immature fruits of the same type of plants. It can also be considered as the outer skin of Zhishi and Zhike. Qingpi tastes bitter and warm in nature. It is good at entering the liver meridian and has the effects of soothing the liver and gallbladder, breaking up qi stagnation, dispersing nodules and relieving pain. Clinically, it is mostly used to treat chest or breast pain caused by liver qi stagnation.

Although these three medicines belong to the same species, their medicinal properties and uses are different due to the different picking times and parts. In terms of medicinal properties, Zhishi is the most aggressive and tough, followed by Zhike, and then Citrus aurantium. In terms of usage, Zhishi is suitable for treating qi stagnation in the chest and abdomen, Zhike is better at treating the chest, and Qingpi is better at treating the liver meridians.