How to take tangerine peel in water

Chenpi infused water should be firstly put into a cup, pour in warm boiled water, soak and drink. Pericarp in water has the effect of regulating qi and strengthening the spleen, drying dampness and resolving phlegm (expelling dampness by drying dampness and resolving phlegm). However, the effect of soaking water is limited, it is recommended to follow the doctor’s advice to use the correct medication. Chenpi belongs to the lung and spleen meridians, is pungent, bitter and warm in nature. It can be used to treat distention and fullness in the epigastrium (stomach and abdomen), poor appetite and vomiting, coughing with excessive phlegm. Chenpi can be used for the distention and fullness in the epigastrium and abdomen caused by stagnation of qi, vomiting and nausea, which can be combined with Qi regulating medicines such as Citrus aurantium and Mucuna pruriens; Chenpi can be used for the coughing and wheezing caused by the lung’s lack of declaring and descending and phlegm-dampness stagnation, which can be combined with dampness-drying and phlegm-eliminating medicines such as Semixia and Fu Ling. If necessary, please use under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner.