What are the functions and effects of Citrus aurantium?

There are many medicinal values ​​of Citrus aurantium, but you must pay attention to the correct combination with other medicinal materials. For example, for the problem of typhoid fever and cough, correct use can effectively improve the effect. It is also used to treat rectal prolapse and uterine prolapse.

① Treat five types of accumulation and six types of accumulation, regardless of gender, age or condition, but can treat all types of qi accumulation: 3 jin of Citrus aurantium, remove the pith, and add one Croton seed to each. He Ding Zha boiled, simmered in water for one day, when the soup is reduced, add hot soup, do not use cold water, wait until the juice is sufficient, remove the croton, slice and dry, do not fry, grind into powder, cook with vinegar and make dough balls, the size of walnuts. Take 30 to 40 pills each time, with soup according to the disease. (Secret Experience Prescription)

② Treat hiccups caused by typhoid fever: 25g of Citrus aurantium (remove the pith and stir-fry with bran until yellow), 5g of costusroot. Grind into fine powder. Take 5 grams each time, mixed with white soup. Unknown, again. (《本事方》)

③ To relieve gas and stop diarrhea: 30 grams of licorice (roasted), 120 grams of Citrus aurantium (fried). Grind the above into fine powder. Take 5 grams each time, on an empty stomach with boiling water. (Intestine-Kuanqi Fructus Citrus aurantium powder from "100 Questions about Infants and Children")

④ Treat intestinal bleeding that has not stopped for many years: Citrus aurantium (burned into black ash and ground into fine powder) 25g, sheep shank charcoal (ground into fine powder) 15g. Mix well, add one medium cup of rice drink, take on an empty stomach, and then take it until you see the effect. (Wujinsan from Bojifang)

⑤Treat blood in stool: 10g of Citrus aurantium, 15g of Plum pulp, and 2.5g of Coptis chinensis. Grind into fine powder, take with boiled water before meals, divided into two doses. (Compilation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescriptions in Qinghai Province)

⑥Treatment of rectal prolapse: For children under ten years old, use 50 grams of Citrus aurantium and 5-15 grams of licorice daily. Decoction in water and take in three to five times. Adults use 50-100 grams of Citrus aurantium, 15 grams of Cimicifuga heracleifolia, 10-20 grams of roasted Licorice root, Taiwanese ginseng and raw Astragalus membranaceus daily. Increase or decrease the dosage according to physical strength. Decoction in water and take in two times. (Shandong Medical Journal (11):9, 1962)

⑦To treat postpartum intestinal retention: 100 grams of Citrus aurantium. Remove the pith and boil it into a decoction, then soak it in warm water for a long time before drinking. (Experience Prescription)

⑧Treatment of uterine prolapse: 25 grams of Citrus aurantium and 25 grams of Castor root. Decoction with chicken soup, twice a day. 25 grams of Ipomoea aurantii and 5 grams of Cimicifuga heracleifolia. Decoction in water. (Collection of Simple and Proven Prescriptions of Herbal Medicine)

⑨For treating vomiting and convulsions due to fright in children, phlegm blockage, cramps in hands and feet, and strabismus: Citrus aurantium (remove the pith and stir-fry with bran) and light fermented black beans in equal parts. Grind into powder, take one word each time, up to 2.5 grams. For acute fright, take with peppermint juice, for slow fright, take with 3-5 o'clock of Schizonepeta decoction mixed with wine. Take three times a day. (Bujing Pills from "Prescriptions for Smallpox in Children")