2. Different medicinal parts: Fructus Aurantii Immaturus and Fructus Aurantii Immaturus are different drugs, but they are from the same plant. Fructus Aurantii Immaturus is a young fruit of Rutaceae plant lime, and Fructus Aurantii Immaturus is a nearly ripe fruit (pulp removed) of Rutaceae plant lime, which is eaten raw or fried with bran.
3. Treating different diseases: Fructus Aurantii Immaturus can treat dizziness due to wind phlegm, cough due to excessive phlegm, chest obstruction and chest knot, and can also improve abdominal pain, constipation, abdominal distension, chest knot due to phlegm heat, constipation, proctoptosis and other symptoms. Fructus Aurantii is mainly used to treat abdominal pain and abdominal distension caused by gastrointestinal qi stagnation. Secondly, it also has a good therapeutic effect on diarrhea caused by dysentery and damp heat.
4. Different functions: Fructus Aurantii mainly has the functions of reducing swelling, promoting qi circulation and opening chest, and Fructus Aurantii mainly has the functions of resolving phlegm, eliminating phlegm, breaking qi and promoting digestion. Both Fructus Aurantii Immaturus and Fructus Aurantii Immaturus belong to the category of regulating qi, but the effect of regulating qi is more obvious than that of Fructus Aurantii Immaturus.