Zhi+Shi+(Immature+Bitter+Orange)

[[image:zhi_shi.jpg width="120" height="316" align="right"]]Zhi Shi (Immature Bitter Orange)
Nature : Slightly cold Flavors: Acrid, Bitter Channels: **SP, ST**, LI

Functions: Strongly regulate Qi & eliminate food retention; resolve phlegm for relieving distention in the chest & epigastrium Indications: 1. **Distention in the abdomen, constipation** or diarrhea with tenesmus due to retention of food or heat in the Large Intestine 2. Distention in the chest & epigastrium due to obstruction of phlegm w/ Qi stagnation

Dosage: 3-15g. Contra: Cautiously used for deficiency of the Spleen & Stomach; Pregnancy Misc: **Zhi Ke (Fructus Aurantii): similar function & milder; it is primarily used for Qi stagnation w/ distention & fullness in the epigastrium & abdomen**