INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Fructus Citri Sarcodactylis
Common English:	Finger Citron Fruit Buddha's Hand Finger Lemon Fruit

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid Bitter (Sour)	Warm (Slightly Warm)	Liver Lung Stomach Spleen	3-10g Tincture:1-2ml

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Spreads and regulates Liver Qi	Liver Qi Stagnation with chest or hypochondriac pain or a stifling sensation in the chest Liver Yin Deficiency with emotional problems
Harmonizes the Stomach, dries Dampness and strengthens the Spleen	Spleen and Stomach Qi Stagnation with epigastric pain, fullness and distention, lack of appetite, belching and/or vomiting Liver Qi Stagnation Attacking the Stomach Yin Deficiency with Stomach Qi Stagnation
Regulates Lung Qi and transforms Phlegm	Sub-acute or chronic coughs due to Phlegm-Damp in the chest with copious Phlegm Especially useful for unrelenting cough with chest pain

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin	Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi	Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye Fructus Luffae Retinervus Si Gua Luo
Strengthens the function of spreading Liver Qi.	Indigestion, fullness, and discomfort in the chest, epigastrium and abdomen, anorexia, and belching or vomiting.	Unrelenting sub-acute cough with chest pain.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi	Fr. Citri Xiang Yuan Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke	Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum Chen Xiang Lignum Dalbergiae Odoriferae Jiang Xiang
Epigastric pain from Liver Qi Stagnation.	Spleen and Stomach Qi Stagnation.	Nausea and vomiting.
Caul. Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru Fol. Perillae Zi Su Ye Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin	Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye Fructus Luffae Retinervus Si Gua Luo Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
Nausea and vomiting in pregnant women.	Persistent cough with profuse sputum and chest pain.

This herb strongly promotes the movement of Qi, but its ability to alleviate pain is weak.
This herb is especially useful for unrelenting coughs with chest pain.
Because its Phlegm transforming function is rather weak, it is not used in treating the early stages of externally contracted coughs.
It is warm but not drying.
The flower, Flos Citri Sarcodactylis Fo Shou Hua has similar but milder properties. It is more effective at descending Lung Qi and is often used for cough and wheezing due to rising of rebellious Lung Qi. It is considered more effective for emphysema. The dosage is 3-9g.
An alternate name Citrus Wilsonii Xiang Yuan emphasizes the Spleen and Lung with chest, rib, abdominal and epigastric distention, pain and fullness.
Finger Citron Fruit Dew Fo Shou Lu is the distilled fluid. It awakens the Spleen,soothes Liver constraint, dredges Qi, unbinds the Stomach and promotes normal appetite. It can be taken as a tea or added to other decoctions.