Zhi Shi Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Zhi Shi (Citrus x aurantium) is the bitter or Seville orange, a small evergreen tree of the citrus family, Rutaceae, an ancient hybrid of pomelo and mandarin from Southeast Asia and long cultivated in China and the Mediterranean. It grows 5 to 10 meters with thorny branches, glossy oval leaves with a winged stalk and intensely fragrant white flowers. The fruit is round, thick-skinned and bumpy, with sour, bitter pulp; zhi shi is the young, immature fruit that drops in early summer, about 1 to 2 cm across, cut in half and dried. We extract the dried fruit.