Witnessed by: TCM
Pomelo (Citrus maxima), of the Rutaceae family. Large evergreen citrus tree bearing the biggest of citrus fruit; native range: cultivated across southern China and Southeast Asia. Globally recognized as hua ju hong (化橘紅) in Chinese, and pummelo, shaddock, pomelo peel in English. The part used is immature or ripe peel. Thick spongy peel, intensely aromatic, acrid and bitter with a warming pungency.
In this cross-tradition database, we analyze how this substance operates across world medicine systems — tracking its traditional tastes, temperatures, tissue affinities, post-digestive effects, and planetary correspondences across Ayurveda, Unani, and Western herbalism.
POMELO
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- pomelo
- Scientific name
- Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr.
- Family
- Rutaceae
Form
- Part used
- immature or ripe peel
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- TCM
- pungent · bitter
Temperature
- TCM
- warm
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- TCM
- Lung · Spleen
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- TCM
- dries dampness and transforms phlegm, regulates the qi and loosens the chest, harmonizes the middle and stops cough
Cautions
- Contraindications
- caution in dry cough from yin deficiency and in cough with scanty sticky phlegm from heat
- Toxicity
- no significant toxicity at usual doses
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