What botanical source is zhike fruit peel oil distilled from, and where does it come from?
Zhike fruit peel oil is the steam distillate of the dried peel of immature bitter-orange fruits — Citrus aurantium L. and its cultivated varieties — the raw material defined as Aurantii Fructus (dried immature Citrus aurantium fruit) in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2020. Unlike sweet-orange or ripe bitter-orange peel oils, zhike starts from green, immature fruit that is harvested, dried and stored as a medicinal-grade botanical before distillation.
Classic Chinese producing areas for Aurantii Fructus concentrate in Sichuan (e.g. Jiangjin, Anyue), Jiangxi (the famous 'Jiang zhike' of Xingan), Hunan and Zhejiang; published GC-MS studies of zhike volatile oil have covered fruit from Sichuan, Jiangxi, Shanxi and other lots, so composition varies by origin and maturity. For B2B traceability each G4S shipment records origin province, orchard/collecting plot, harvest period, drying lot and distillery batch on the batch file, and the COA states the botanical part used.
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This article was published on 2026-09-29, and last updated on 2026-09-29. The article will be continuously updated.
