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Citrus Peel - Aged ( 陈皮 ) ...Chinese Herb...
 Latin
Plant Name
Citri Reticulatae
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Chen Pi
Common
English Name
Tangerine Peel
Part
of Plant Used
Fruit peel
Nature
Warm
Taste
Acrid, bitter, aromatic
Meridians
Entered
Spleen, Stomach, Lungs
Common
Usages
This herb is used in formulas to treat indigestion or poor digestion by
enhancing internal metabolism, promoting proper movement of food through
system, moving food downward, and transforming phlegm. It is also used in
many formulas to negate other herbs' secondary effect of slowing down metabolism
when such an effect is not desired.
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Moves Qi and strengthens Spleen; dries dampness and transforms phlegm; directs
Qi downward and stops vomiting; helps prevent stagnation.
Common
Formulas Used In
Agastache; Bupleurum, Inula, and Cyperus; Citrus and Pinellia; Clematis
and Stephania; Fritallaria Extract Tablet; Ginseng and Astragaluls; Major
Six Herbs.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
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Cautions
in Use
Do not use this herb where there is a dry cough from deficient Yin or Qi.
Use cautiously where there are heat signs such as expectoration of phlegm,
or where there is thick yellow or green phlegm with coughing.
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