The yield of fresh Citrus aurantium per mu is about 2,000 kilograms, which is equivalent to about 600 kilograms of dried Citrus aurantium. The price in 2017 was more than 30 yuan per kilogram. The income is roughly around 18,000 yuan.

Citrus aurantium (zhǐ qiào) is a herbal medicine included in the "Chinese Pharmacopoeia". Its medicinal source is the dried unripe fruit of Citrus aurantium L. and its cultivated varieties. Harvest in July when the peel is still green, cut crosswise into two halves from the middle, and dry in the sun or at low temperature. Citrus aurantium is bitter, pungent, sour, and warm in nature. It has the effects of regulating qi, regulating qi, stagnation and reducing swelling. It is mainly used to treat qi stagnation in the chest and flanks, fullness and pain, food accumulation, phlegm and fluid retention, gastroptosis, anal prolapse, uterine prolapse, etc. disease. Citrus aurantium is produced in many places in my country, with products from Hunan and Jiangxi being the best. Among them, Citrus aurantium from Xingan County, Jiangxi Province, also known as Shangzhou Citrus aurantium and Sanhu Citrus aurantium, has the characteristics of "thick flesh, everted like a raspberry, and a large number of pulp valves", and its medicinal active ingredients are superior to other The variety is listed as China's national geographical indication protected product.

Variety classification:

①?Citrus aurantium: It is the nearly mature fruit of the plant Citrus tangerine, which is semi-spherical in shape and about 2 to 3.5 cm in diameter. The outer skin is orange-brown or green-yellow, scattered with numerous small oil spots and reticular raised wrinkles, and is densely covered with fine hairs.

② Lime Citrus aurantium: also known as Sichuan Citrus aurantium and Jiang Aurantii. It is the nearly mature fruit of the plant lime, mostly cut into semi-spherical shapes with a diameter of 4.5~5.5 cm.

③ Fragrant round Citrus aurantium: also known as Jiang Aurantii and Sichuan Citrus aurantium. It is the fragrant round near-ripe fruit of the plant, similar in appearance to lime citrus aurantium. The surface is brown or tan, and there is usually a gold ring around the style residue.

④ Trichosanthes Aurantii: also known as Citrus Aurantii. It is the nearly mature fruit of the plant Toi Toi flower. It is usually cut into two parts and has a semi-spherical shape with a diameter of 3 to 4 cm.

Citrus aurantium grows slowly. It takes 5-7 years to plant grafted seedlings to enter the peak production period. It takes more than 10 years for seedlings to bear fruit. The results are slow and the return on investment period is long (about fifteen years).