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title: "Zhi Ke"
url: "https://books.drcassone.com/21/traditional-medicines-of-east-asia/648/zhi-ke"
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 ![zhi ke (zhi qiao), aurantii fructus.jpg](/u/zhi-ke-zhi-qiao-aurantii-fructus-uLIcfy.jpg) 

# Zhi Ke

### Aurantii Fructus

_acrid, bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Regulate Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough
- Distention
- Constipation

Zhi Ke is bitter, acrid, and slightly cold. It enters the spleen,
stomach, and large intestine systems. It can be used to treat
constipation but its effect is not strong.

**Channels:** spleen, stomach, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Indigestion
- Abdominal distention
- Belching
- Hiatal hernia
- Constipation
- Angina pain
- Cough

**Formulas:**
- Cang Fu Dao Tan Tang
- Chai Hu Shu Gan San
- Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang
- Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang
- Ji Chuan Jian
- Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan
- Qing Zao Run Chang Tang
- Ren Shen Bai Du San
- Run Chang Wan
- Shu Gan Tang
- Wu Ji San
- Xing Su San
- Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Yi Yin Jian

**Contraindications:** Zhi Ke should be prescribed cautiously to
patients that are pregnant

**Zoo Image:** a beaver is bouncing on a qi ball belching and pooping

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