Orange peel Chinese medicine name Chenpi, Chenpi with ginger is effective in resolving phlegm and relieving cough, regulating qi and dispersing cold, regulating and stopping vomiting, it can be used to treat cold stomach and vomiting, phlegm and cough, stagnation of qi in the spleen and stomach, and other conditions.
Chenpi is pungent, bitter and warm. It enters the spleen and lung meridians. It has the effects of regulating qi and strengthening the spleen (regulating qi and strengthening the spleen), drying dampness and resolving phlegm (removing phlegm by drying dampness).
It can be used to treat chest and abdominal distension, inappetence, vomiting and retching, and coughing with excessive phlegm. It is not suitable for patients with qi and yin deficiency and dry cough, and should be taken with caution in cases of hematemesis. Adverse effects of Chen Pi are not clear, avoid eating cold and phlegm-producing food during the period of consumption.
Ginger is pungent and slightly warm. It belongs to lung, spleen and stomach meridians. It has the effects of relieving surface cold (removing cold from the muscle surface), warming the spleen and stomach to stop vomiting (treating vomiting caused by stomach cold by warming the spleen and stomach), and warming the lungs to stop coughing (stopping cough by warming the lungs).
Clinically, it can be used for wind-cold cold, vomiting caused by stomach cold, and coughing with cold phlegm. It is contraindicated for those with yin deficiency and internal heat and solid heat. Its adverse effects are not clear, do not eat cold food during consumption.
If you need to use Chenpi and ginger, you should use it correctly under the guidance of a doctor, and not blindly use it by yourself, so as not to cause adverse effects on the body.