xiang yuan

香橼·Fructus Citri

Citron

About xiang yuan

Xiang Yuan (香橼) is the citron fruit, recorded as Fructus Citri. It is acrid, slightly bitter and sour in flavour and warm in temperature, entering the Liver, Spleen and Lung channels.

Names

Pinyin	xiang yuan
Chinese	香橼
Latin Name	Fructus Citri
English Name	Citron
Japanese	koen
Korean	hyangyeon

Classification

Channels: Lung, Spleen, Liver
Flavour: Acrid, Sour, Slightly Bitter
Temperature: Warm

Actions and indications

Transforms Phlegm and stops cough

Cough with copious phlegm

Moves Qi, awakens the Spleen and harmonises the Middle Jiao

Qi stagnation of the Liver, Spleen and Stomach with epigastric distension and pain

Soothes and regulates Liver Qi and stops pain

Distension and pain of the chest and flanks from Liver Qi stagnation

Descends and drains to reduce Phlegm and stop cough

Copious phlegm with coughing and a stifling feeling in the chest

Combinations

mu xiang + huo xiang
Belching with pain in the abdomen and epigastrium; acid regurgitation; poor appetite and nausea
chai hu + yu jin + fo shou
Liver Qi Stagnation with distending pain of the flanks and chest
zhi ban xia + fu ling
Stifling chest with a cough bringing up copious sputum
gua lou pi + xiang fu
Chest congestion. Hypochondriac pain.
mu xiang + chuan lian zi + wu zhu yu
Epigastric pain. Abdominal distention.
huang lian
Acid regurgitation with a bitter taste
zhi ban xia + fu ling + gua lou + zi su zi + lai fu zi
Cough with profuse sputum.

Dosage

Age	Raw	Granule	Tincture	Concentrate	Frequency
Any	3-10 g	—	—	—	—

Cautions

pregnancy Use with care in pregnancy
caution Yin deficiency
caution Blood dryness