Chenpi water is water boiled or infused with Chenpi. The benefits of drinking Chenpi water during breastfeeding are to strengthen the spleen, regulate qi, resolve phlegm and dry dampness, but it is not suitable for all breastfeeding people.
Chenpi is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine with pungent flavor, bitter taste and warm nature, which has the effect of drying dampness and resolving phlegm (removing phlegm in the body with dampness-drying medicine), regulating qi and strengthening the spleen (regulating qi and strengthening the spleen). It is used in treating low food intake, epigastric (abdominal) distention and fullness, vomiting and diarrhea, and coughing with excessive phlegm. It can be used by breastfeeding people under the doctor’s supervision if the above indications exist.
Chenpi is usually decocted and taken internally, and the active ingredients are less precipitated in water, making it difficult to achieve therapeutic effects. If lactating people have yin deficiency and dry cough, qi deficiency (fatigue, shortness of breath and laziness, etc.), and internal heat (constipation, bad breath, fever, sore throat, etc.), it is prudent to take Chen Pi.
The use of Chen Pi is recommended under medical supervision.