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Zhi Shi (chao) - Lab Tested, 1lb

Zhi Shi (chao) - Lab Tested, 1lb

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Unripe Bitter Orange Fruit promotes the flow of qi, unblocks plugs


Excerpted from Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

  • Breaks up stagnant qi and reduces accumulations: for epigastric or abdominal pain and distention or indigestion with focal distention or gas. Can be used synergistically with Aurantii Fructus (Zhe Ke).*
  • Transforms phlegm and expels focal distention: for focal distention and fullness in the chest and epigastrium due to turbid phlegm obstructing and plugging the qi dynamic.*
  • Also used with qi-tonifying herbs for gastriectasis, gastroptosis, rectal prolapse, or uterine prolapse. Recently used to raise blood pressure.*

English Name: Unripe Bitter Orange Fruit; Citrus aurantium immaturas
Chinese Name: Zhi Shi
Unit Size: 1 pound
Potency: 1:1
Taste: Bitter, Acrid - Bensky
Properties: slightly cold - Bensky
Channels Entered: Large Intestine, Spleen, Stomach - Bensky
Actions: Promotes the flow of qi, unblocks plugs
Pattern: Stagnant qi, Accumulation; Turbid phlegm - Bensky
Chinese Symptomology: Epigastric pain, abdominal pain, abdominal distention, indigestion with focal distention or gas - Bensky
Materia Medica: Regulate the Qi
Contraindications: Use with caution during pregnancy and in those with Spleen and Stomach deficiency - Bensky


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Zhi Shi - Citrus aurantium immaturas

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