Accession Data

Citrus reticulata

Common Name: Mandarin Orange

Family: Rutaceae

Country of Origin: southeastern Asia

Description: Also known as a mandarin orange. A circular round fruit that grows in trees. Color ranges from yellow to orange. The fruit has a pungent and bittersweet taste.

Uses: Used in traditional Chinese medicine to awaken stagnant qi, also known as Chen Pi: best for nausea/vomiting, abdominal bloating, and gastric problems indicating "Phlegm Damp symptoms." Helps with fatigue and lose stools as it promotes Qi downward. This herb also promotes function and strengthening of spleen. Both the fruit and the peel are prepared. 5

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 8b-11

Accession #: 198900086

Accession Date: 1989-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1211

Quantity: 1

Source: Chamberland

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: eurosid II

Order: Sapindales

Family: Rutaceae

SubFamily: Aurantioideae

Tribe: Citreae

SubTribe: Citrinae

Flowering Data:

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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, July 21, 2017.
  2. Citrus reticulata at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Friday, July 21, 2017.
  3. Citrus reticulata at Plants for a Future. Last accessed on Friday, July 21, 2017.
  4. Mandarin Orange at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Friday, July 21, 2017.
  5. Shealy, C. Norman, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Healing Remedies. Element Books Ltd. 1998. Print.

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