Fo Shou - Finger Citron Fruit【Net Wt: 100g】

NPN 80095515

【Macroscopic Features】
Semi-elliptical or oval-shaped thin slices, often wrinkled or curled. 6~10cm long, 3~7cm wide, 0.2~0.4cm thick. Apex is slightly wide, with 3~5 finger-like sections, base is slightly narrow, some with fruit stem. Outer skin is yellowish-green or orange-yellow, with wrinkles and oil spots. Flesh is pale yellowish-white, with scattered uneven linear or spotted vascular bundles. Hard and brittle texture, pliable after being moistened. Aromatic odor; tastes slightly sweet and then bitter.

【Properties】Acrid, bitter, sour; warm

【Channels (meridians) entered】Liver, spleen, stomach, lungs.

【Functions】
Courses the live, regulates qi, harmonizes the stomach, relieves pain. Apply to stagnation of liver-qi and stomach-qi, gastric and costal swelling pain, fullness of chest and abdomen, poor appetite and vomiting.