Citrus reticulata.C. sinensis, C. chachiensis 普 通 话 Pǔ tōng huà  Mandarin   Family: Rutaceae    
PART USED: Fruit
Nature- cool  FLAVOR: Sweet and sour
FUNCTIONS
1. Promotes urination.[1]
2. Lubricates the lungs, relieves cough, eliminates mucus.[1]
INDICATIONS
1. Thirst.[1]
2. Intoxication.[1]
3. Urination difficulty.[1]
4. Emphysema.[1]
PREPARATIONS: Eat a few fresh mandarins to relieve thirst from a fever or painful urination. Repeat 4 hours later.[1]
- Senile and chronic cough- Steam a fresh unpeeled mandarin orange with 15 g rock sugar and 2 fresh ginger slices for 1 hour. Eat the orange with peel.[1]
- Hangover- Drink fresh madarin orange juice.[1]
- Relieve symptoms of emphysema- Steam a fresh unpeeled mandarin with 5 red dates for half an hour and eat.[1]
- Chest congestion and abdominal swelling due to indigestion- Slowly chew the peel of a fresh mandarin.[1]

种子 Zhǒngzǐ   Mandarin seeds
Prepared by drying in the sun.
PREPARATIONS
- Hernia and painful swelling in the testes- Fry 30 g mandarin seeds; boil the seeds in 3 cups water with 9 g Caraway seeds until the water is reduced to 2 cups. Drink 1 cup of the juice each time, in the morning and evening.[1]
- Promote milk secretion and to soften a lump in breast- Crush 15 g mandarin seeds and boil them in 30 g rice wine. Drink the juice twice a day.[1]

普通话皮  Pǔtōnghuà pí  Mandarin Peel
Nature- cool FLAVOR: Pungent and bitter CHANNELS: Spleen and Lung
FUNCTIONS
1. Pushes downwards.[1] Stimulates energy.[1]
2. Relieves water retention. Eliminates mucus.[1]
INDICATIONS
1. Chest congestion, abdominal swelling lack of appetite, vomiting, hiccuping.[1]
2. Coughing with mucous discharge.[1]
3. Fish and crab poisoning.[1]
PREPARATIONS:
- Chest congestion and abdominal swelling and pain due to indigestion- Dissolve 1.5 g dry mandarin peel powder in warm water. Drink each time, 3 times a day.[1]
- Stomach ache, swelling of stomach, belching, and excessive gastric acid- Mix 40 g dry mandarin peel powder with 100 g Cuttlefish bone powder. Take 3 g dissolved in warm water each time, 3 times a day.[1]
- Acute mastitis- Mix 40 g dried mandarin peels and 7 g Licorice in water. Bring to a boil and then boil it again for a second time. Divide into 2 dosages to take in 1 day. Double the dosage in severe cases. Clinical observation show that early treatment (within 1 to 2 days of onset) produces good results with a 70% success rate in 2 to 3 days. This treatment is less effective when acute mastitis has a longer duartion. No results are obtained after suppuration has occured.[1]
References
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