Effects and functions of bergamot:
1. Regulate immune function
Research has found that the bergamot polysaccharide contained in bergamot can significantly promote multi-link immune function effect.
2. Beneficial blood vessels
Buddha's hand can expand coronary blood vessels and increase coronary blood flow. It can inhibit myocardial contractility, slow down heart rate, lower blood pressure, and protect myocardial ischemia.
Effects and functions of citron:
1. Soothe the liver and regulate qi
Citron bark is fragrant and pungent, and can be dispersed. It is bitter and can reduce adverse reactions. , has the effect of soothing the liver, regulating qi, and relieving itching, and is used to treat stomach pain and fullness, chest tightness, and hypochondriac pain.
2. Harmonizing and resolving phlegm
Citron has a pungent taste and is warm in nature. It is mainly used for coughs with excessive phlegm due to phlegm-dampness.
3. Relieve the diaphragm and stop vomiting
Citron not only promotes qi and soothes the liver, but also relieves the diaphragm and stops vomiting. It is often used for vomiting and dryness caused by liver and stomach disharmony. Due to liver stagnation and unsatisfactory symptoms, the patient may experience nausea and vomiting, chest tightness, abdominal pain, and vomiting, but the amount of vomited material is not large, and may include pain in the chest and flanks, bitter mouth, yellow coating, and stringy pulse.
4. Identification and application
Citron and orange peel both have the effect of promoting qi and eliminating phlegm, and can be used to treat excessive dampness and phlegm, and cough due to upper qi. However, citron is mild in nature, and its warming power is not as good as that of orange branch, and it can also dispel stagnation in the liver and stomach: orange peel has stronger warming and drying properties, and has a better phlegm-resolving effect than citron, and is mainly used to treat spleen and lung qi stagnation and dampness syndrome.
Extended information:
Buddha's hand originated from India, the country of Buddhism, and was later introduced to our country. Buddha's hand is mainly distributed in Zhejiang, Guangdong, Fujian, Sichuan and other places south of the Yangtze River in my country. The famous varieties include Guangzhou Buddha's hand, Sichuan Buddha's hand, Golden Buddha's hand, Jian Buddha's hand and Lan's Buddha's hand.
Among them, the golden Buddha's hand produced in Jinhua, Zhejiang is the most famous. There are poems as evidence: "The golden fruits and rich flowers are suitable for good fortune and longevity. It is the only fruit and flower that dominates people's joy."
Bergamot is golden in color, fragrant, various in appearance, and full of fun. It can be said that the color, fragrance and shape are both beautiful and of great ornamental value. Li Shizhen once described bergamot in "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Although the taste is short but the fragrance is overwhelming, if placed in a garnet, the fragrance will not stop for several days. When sent to the north, people are very valuable." The characteristics of bergamot are its unique shape and fresh fragrance. .
It was favored by literati and elegant people, and was often used as a gift on the desk. Chapter 40 of "Dream of Red Mansions" describes the furnishings in Tanchun's room.
In addition to mentioning Yan Zhenqing’s calligraphy and Mi Fu’s misty rain paintings, he also specifically mentioned that in the room, “a large Daguan kiln plate on a red sandalwood shelf contained dozens of delicate yellow and exquisite Buddha hands.” Cao Xueqin ranked the Buddha's hand with the calligraphy and painting of famous artists, which shows that the Buddha's hand was already an elegant offering for literati at that time.
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