Ming Dynasty, He Qiaoyuan compiled "Min Shu", on the Buddha's hand citron description: "citron, the gas is fragrant and rich attacking people's clothes, and there is a human hand in the shape of a person, the name of the Buddha's hand citron". The Ming Dynasty Hongzhi repair between the "eight Min Tongzhi" recorded Fuzhou Province native products: "citron, the tree has thorns, the leaves are large and slightly thick, the real large more than a foot, yellow, thick and fragrant skin, edible, slightly acidic and bitter lady's finger. There is another kind of citron with the color and taste like citron and the shape like a human hand, which is called Buddha's finger citron, also known as Buddha's hand citrus, also known as flower citrus. Efficacy: Forsythia is warm in nature, with pungent, bitter and sour flavor. It belongs to the liver, spleen and lung meridians. It has the effect of soothing the liver and regulating qi, and relieving stomach pain. It is used for liver and stomach stagnation, chest and rib distension and pain, stomach and epigastric plumpness, and vomiting with little food".