1, soothing the liver and regulating qi
The bergamot is warm, sour, bitter and sweet in nature, and can enter the liver and spleen meridians. It has the effect of soothing the liver and regulating qi, and is suitable for hypochondriac pain, irritability, chest distress and insomnia caused by stagnation of liver qi. You can directly brew fingered citron slices in boiling water instead of tea, or you can decoct them with green tangerine peel and Fructus Toosendan in water.
2, and stomach pain.
Bergamot also has the effect of harmonizing stomach and relieving pain. It is recorded in "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica" that bergamot "tonifies the liver and warms the stomach, stops vomiting, eliminates stomach cold phlegm, treats stomach gas pain, stops face cold pain, and mediates the circulation of qi", which can be used for dyspepsia, senile stomach weakness, thick and greasy tongue coating, anorexia and vomiting, chronic gastritis and neuropathic stomachache. You can cook bergamot and japonica rice porridge, or mix it with Rhizoma corydalis, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens, and Fructus Jujubae.
3, phlegm and cough
Bergamot has a pungent taste, can enter the lung meridian, has the effect of resolving phlegm and relieving cough, and can be used for wet phlegm cough, chronic bronchitis, asthma and other diseases. Can be soaked in wine, or combined with Pinellia ternata, Pogostemon Pogostemonis and ginger bark.
4. Treating leucorrhea in women
According to the Book of Meridians, bergamot also has the function of treating women's leucorrhea. In Minnan Folk Herbs, there are prescriptions: bergamot 15-30g, pig small intestine 1 ft. Decoct with water. In the prescription, bergamot circulates qi, dries dampness, soothes the liver and relieves depression, which is the monarch medicine.
5. Refining essential oil
The peel and leaves of bergamot contain volatile oil coumarin compounds, which have strong fresh fruit fragrance and can be used to extract bergamot essential oil. Bergamot essential oil has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, astringent skin, oil balance and emotional calming effects, and has high economic value.
6. The taboo of bergamot
1, pregnant women should not eat bergamot raw, nor should they eat bergamot too much. Eating bergamot raw can relieve the spasm of smooth muscle, and the uterus belongs to the category of smooth muscle.
2, yin deficiency has fire, and those who have no symptoms of qi stagnation should take bergamot with caution.
3, bergamot medicine should be carried out under the guidance of professional doctors.
7. Need to know when buying bergamot
1, choose a smooth surface and soft hair, so that the melon is tender. If a small amount of thorns are left on the skin of the melon, and there are seeds protruding from the surface of the bergamot, it means that the melon is ripe.
2. When purchasing, if a small amount of thorns are left on the skin of the melon, and there are seeds protruding from the surface of the bergamot, indicating that it is ripe, these bergamot should not be selected as much as possible.