Citrus medica, Citron C. medica var. sarcodactylis, Finger Citron, Fo Shou 佛手 Poma CitrinaCitron Peel: Ju Yuan (TCM)Finger Citron peel: Fo Shou (TCM) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Hand-Atlas Medicinisch-Pharmaceutischer, 1884 Botanical name: Citrus medica, C. wilsonii.In addition, TCM uses Citron Fo Shou (Finger Citron), C. medica var. sarcodactylis Parts used: Peel; also the Seeds and FruitPeel should be yellow and with good scent Temperature & Taste: Juice is cool and moist;Peel and Seed are Warm, dry. Pungent, SourPeel and seed attenuate, digest, cleanses Classification: J. Regulates Qi Uses: PEEL:1. Clears Damp, Moves Qi (West, TCM)i:-cold and moist diseases of the Stomach; Colic, Nausea, poor Appetite, Belching-epigastric or abdominal distention and pain-Cold and Dampness of the Brains or Nerves-chest and flank distention and pain from Liver Qi obstruction2. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough (TCM):-Cough with excess clear Phlegm and heaviness of the chest3. Resists Poison (West):-‘good against all Poison, resists Putrefaction, and malignant Diseases, kills Worms, is Diaphoretic’. (Schroder)-Snake Bite; Rabid Dog Bites-Epidemic diseases, Measles, Small Pox, Plague-Fruit, Peel and Seed were all accounted good preservatives during epidemics4. Kill Worms (peel, seed)CONFECTED CITRON PEEL:Citron peel and fruit were both confected. Confected peel is especially…

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