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Bergamot is a cultivated variety with a long cultivation history in China. Mainly produced in Chaozhou, Zhaoqing, Gaoyao (around Heleshui), Deqing, Yunfu, Sihui, Yunan and other places in Guangdong. It's called "Guangzhou bergamot" and it's an authentic product. Pericarp and leaves contain aromatic oil, which has a strong flavor of fresh fruit and is a seasoning raw material; Fruits and flowers are used in medicine.

Chinese name: bergamot

Latin scientific name: bergamot variety

Nicknames: bergamot, bergamot, bergamot, melon citron, old citron, old fragrant yellow, old comrade-in-arms Huang.

Field: the field of plants

Family: Rutaceae, Citrus

Distribution: Mainly distributed in Chaozhou, Zhaoqing and Yunfu.

Price range: As of 20 16, the age of "Zhancui" is basically more than five years, and the price ranges from tens, hundreds to thousands.

Introduction to origin

Most provinces in southern China are planted in courtyards or orchards. Pericarp and leaves contain aromatic oil, which has a strong flavor of fresh fruit and is a seasoning raw material; Fruits and flowers are used in medicine. Bergamot is a cultivated variety with a long cultivation history in China. Mainly produced in Chaozhou, Zhaoqing, Gaoyao (around Heleshui), Deqing, Yunfu, Sihui, Yunan and other places in Guangdong. It's called "Guangzhou bergamot" and it's an authentic product. Among them, the bergamot produced in Chaozhou and Zhaoqing is of high quality and the best quality, and the processed commodity "Phnom Penh White Meat" enjoys a high reputation in the domestic and foreign markets. Bergamot is one of the "Top Ten Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals" in Guangdong, and Zhancui Chaozhou Bergamot is one of the famous fruits in Guangdong. The production base of bergamot should be selected in the area suitable for growth, and at the same time, the geography of "authentic medicinal materials" and the concept of "origin" should be emphasized. For example, Guangzhou bergamot is mainly distributed in Chaozhou, Zhaoqing and Yunfu.

Basic information

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Scientific name: bergamot

Alias: bergamot, bergamot, bergamot, melon citron, old citron, old fragrant yellow, old comrade-in-arms Huang.

Genus: Rutaceae, Citrus.

morphological character

Small trees or shrubs with spiny branches and purplish red young leaves and branches. Simple leaves alternate, petiole short, wingless; Leaf blade oblong or obovate, apex obtuse or sometimes slightly concave, lateral veins obvious, leaf margin undulate and obtuse. The flower is solitary, the fruit splits like a fist or opens like a finger, orange-yellow, and the skin is rough.

Bergamot is a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine. Its dried fruit slices are fragrant, slightly sweet and bitter in taste, pungent and sour in nature, and have the effects of regulating qi and resolving phlegm, soothing the liver and regulating the stomach. They are mainly used to treat cough due to phlegm retention, chest tightness and abdominal distension, liver and stomach gas pain, anorexia, nausea and vomiting, etc. The saturated aqueous solution obtained by distillation is bergamot dew, which can treat diaphragm, relieve depression, broaden chest and stimulate appetite. High-grade essential oil extracted from leaves, flowers and fruits is the raw material of edible essence. The saturated aqueous solution obtained by distillation is bergamot dew, which can treat diaphragm, relieve depression, broaden chest and stimulate appetite. High-grade essential oil extracted from leaves, flowers and fruits is the raw material of edible essence.

Bergamot fruit has golden skin color, tender meat and crisp and sweet taste, which is an important raw material for fruit processing besides fresh food. Bergamot fruit can be processed into candied bergamot, licorice bergamot, bergamot tea, bergamot dew, bergamot jelly and bergamot wine. Flowers and young fruits can be used as medicine after drying.

Bergamot has a peculiar fruit shape and a strong aroma, which is stronger than citron and more fragrant after a long time. Bergamot has long branches and leaves all year round, and it is evergreen all year round. It blooms all year round. The fruit is golden when it is ripe, and the end of the fruit stretches like a finger or clenches like a fist. Unique shape, suitable for viewing trees, leaves, flowers and fruits. Bergamot can be planted in the garden or potted.

efficacy

Aromatic regulating qi, invigorating stomach and stopping vomiting, resolving phlegm and relieving cough.