The difference between tangerine red and tangerine peel is in their efficacy and main treatment. Tangerine red is used to regulate qi and broaden the middle (regulating the qi of the spleen and stomach), and to treat itchy throat and phlegm; Chen Pi is used to regulate qi and strengthen the spleen, and to treat stagnation of qi in the spleen and stomach and lack of appetite.
1. Difference in efficacy: Tangerine red is the outer peel of tangerine and its cultivated varieties, and its efficacy is to regulate qi and broaden the middle, dry dampness and resolve phlegm (expelling dampness by drying dampness and resolving phlegm). Chenpi is the mature pericarp of tangerine and its cultivated varieties in the family of Rutaceae. Its effects are to regulate qi, invigorate the spleen, dry dampness and resolve phlegm.
2. Difference in treatment: Tangerine red treats itchy throat and phlegm, food stagnation (indigestion of food and stagnation of food in the stomach), wine, nausea and vomiting, etc. Chen Pi treats Qi stagnation in the spleen and stomach. Chen Pi is used to treat stagnation of qi in the spleen and stomach, lack of appetite, fullness in the epigastrium (abdomen), belching, coughing and phlegm.
The adverse reactions and contraindications of Tangerine Red and Chen Pi are not clear. If you need to use tangerine red and Chen Pi to treat diseases, it is recommended to use under the guidance of a physician, do not blindly self-medication, in order to avoid adverse reactions.