bergamot fruit has golden skin, tender meat, crisp and sweet taste, and is an important raw material for fruit processing besides fresh food. The bergamot fruit can be processed into candied bergamot, licorice bergamot, bergamot tea, bergamot dew, bergamot jelly and bergamot wine.

the saturated aqueous solution of bergamot fruit obtained by distillation is bergamot dew, which has the functions of treating qi diaphragm, relieving depression, and widening the chest to stimulate appetite.

the dried fruit of bergamot has a fragrant smell, slightly sweet and bitter taste, pungent, sour and non-toxic, and can regulate qi, eliminate phlegm, soothe the liver and stomach, and is mainly used for phlegm, cough, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting.

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bergamot has a peculiar fruit shape and a strong aroma, which is stronger than citron and more fragrant after a long time. Bergamot has long branches and leaves in all seasons, and it is evergreen all year round. It blooms constantly in all seasons. When the fruit is ripe, it is golden, and the end of the fruit is stretched like a finger or clenched like a fist. It has a strange shape and is suitable for viewing trees, leaves, flowers and fruits. Bergamot can be planted in the garden or potted.

bergamot has a high content of volatile oil, which can be used as an important high-grade spice in food or cosmetics. The leaves, flowers and fruits of bergamot are used to extract high-grade essential oil, which is the raw material of edible essence.

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