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Different-name Fogan Flower (Annals of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Sichuan).

The source is the flower and bud of bergamot of Rutaceae. See "bergamot" for plant morphology.

Collect flowers before sunrise in the morning, or pick up fallen flowers, dry them in the sun or dry them on a kang.

The dried flower of medicinal materials is about 1.5 cm long, and the flower stalk is short, about 2 ~ 5 mm; Calyx cup-shaped, or slightly pentagonal, slightly wrinkled; Petals 5, long lanceolate, long1~1.2 cm, wide 3 ~ 5 mm, curled inward at both sides, with light brown appearance and brown pockmarks; Stamens are numerous, yellow and white, 0.8 ~1cm long, inserted around the disk; The upper part of the ovary is narrow and sharp, light and brittle. The smell is fragrant and the taste is slightly bitter. It is better to have large, complete and fragrant flowers.

Location: Sichuan and Zhejiang. In addition, Yunnan, Guangdong and other places are also produced.

Indications: "calming the liver and stomach pain" in the Collection of Medicinal Materials.

Usage and dosage for oral administration: decoction,1~ 2 RMB.

Remind you: bergamot, a Chinese herbal medicine, comes from the Internet. Please follow the doctor's advice before using it.