citron

[Medicinal Citron]. Also known as "Citron" and "Bergamot".

Citrus medica L.L., also known as citrus, belongs to the genus Citrus in Rutaceae. Citron is a general term for plant citron and medicinal citron. Citron is a small evergreen tree or shrub of Rutaceae, which is born in a high temperature and humid environment with an altitude of 350 meters to 1750 meters. There are semi-wild citrons in the broad-leaved forest in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. Citron is the ripe fruit of Citron and Xiangyuan (citrus wilsonii Tanaka). Location: Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places. Harvest the fruit when it is ripe in autumn. Slice when fresh, remove seeds and pulp, and dry in the sun or at low temperature. Has the effects of regulating qi, relieving flatulence and resolving phlegm. In addition, it can be used as rootstock, but it can only be grafted with bergamot, which is strictly incompatible with other varieties.

A. small evergreen trees or shrubs with short thorns. The fruit is oblong, yellow and fragrant, and the peel can be used as medicine or extracted with aromatic oil.

The fruit of this plant. They are also called "citrons".