Bergamot

Bergamot

(records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

[synonyms] shiqigan, ganzijunyu (classified herbal medicine), shiputeng (campus plant list of Lingnan University), bayanxiang, qingpulu tea, shihulu (Guangxi Chinese medicine records).

[source] it is the whole plant of Araceae.

[plant morphology] tangerine

Liana. The stem is much branched and the internodes are 1.2-2.5 cm long. Leaves leathery, oblong or lanceolate, 5-10 cm long and 1.5-5 cm wide, apex acuminate, base obtuse, glabrous, reticulate veins convex on both sides; petiole winged, more than 4-6 cm long and 5-12 mm wide, sometimes much longer than degenerated leaves. The inflorescence stalk is 10-12 mm long, bent down, with 3-5 ovate and invaginated bracts at the lower part; the Buddha flame bract is 4-6 mm long; the fleshy inflorescence is nearly spherical, with a diameter of 4-6 mm; the sepal is 6, with the tip bent in; the stamen is 6, with flat filaments; the ovary is 3-locular, with 1 ovule in each locule, and the stigma is small. Berry red. It blooms in spring.

Born in a dark and humid place, climbing on rocks or trees with Qi. It is distributed in southern China and Sichuan.

[collection] harvest from March to April or from September to October.

[nature and taste] records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine: "it is mild in nature, bitter and pungent in taste, and non-toxic. "

Functions and indications: regulating qi and relieving pain, dispelling wind and dampness. Treatment of heart and stomach pain, hernia, beriberi, rheumatism and bone pain.

① Classification of herbal medicine: "Xiaoshi, treat rheumatism and numbness. "

② "Collection of commonly used folk herbal medicine": "treat heart and stomach pain, hernia, remove beriberi. "

③ "Records of Guangxi Traditional Chinese medicine": "clearing away heat, detoxifying, dispelling wind and dampness. Treatment of rheumatism, bone pain, ear sores. "

④ Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "it is used to treat children's five chancre, adult's cold air into the bone, no redness, no swelling, wet joint, numbness and other diseases. It can stop cough and relieve pain. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang.

[selected formula] treatment of infantile malnutrition due to food stagnation: shiganzi and Tongsheng. Steamed chicken liver or pig liver. (records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

Chinese PinYin : Shi Gan Zi