Dried Tangerine Peel
Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium
Category
Qi-Regulating Medicinals
Properties
Bitter, pungent, warm
Meridians
Lung, Spleen meridians
Dosage
Decocted in water, 3-10g
Functions
Regulate qi, strengthen the spleen, dry dampness, transform phlegm
Indications
Chest and epigastric distension, poor appetite, vomiting and diarrhea, cough with profuse phlegm
Contraindications
Use with caution in qi deficiency and yin deficiency with dry cough
Description
The dried mature fruit peel of Citrus reticulata Blanco and its cultivated varieties in the Rutaceae family. The medicinal material is divided into 'Chenpi' and 'Guangchenpi'. Harvest mature fruits, peel off the fruit skin, and dry in the sun or by low-temperature drying.