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[Exploration on the benefit and function of Pericarpium Citri reticulatae]
1Department of Chinese Materia Medica, Fujian College of TCM, Fuzhou. zhangliping168@hotmail.com
Abstract:
To explore the benefit and function of Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (PCR). The chemical, pharmacological and clinical data was studied by literature summarization and compaed. PCR contains plenty of human indispensable nutrients, such as protein, vitamin C, carotenoid and life supporting trace elements. It answer for 15 of the 24 criteria of benefiting herbs that was seldom seen in other herbs for regulating Qi. PCR is a kind of herbs for regulating Qi with the action of benefiting, it could not only effect on superficial but also on essence.
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