Chenpi has the efficacy of drying dampness, resolving phlegm and regulating qi, but its flavor is on the hot and dry side, which is easy to injure the fluid and has no direct benefit to the voice, and taking too much of it may cause discomfort such as dry and itchy throat.
Chenpi is one of the common medicines for regulating qi in clinic, which is the dried mature fruit peel of orange and its cultivated varieties in the family of Rutaceae, with pungent and bitter taste, warm nature, and the efficacy of regulating qi and strengthening the spleen, drying dampness and resolving phlegm, which is widely used in clinic.
However, it should be noted that the flavor of Chenpi is warm, easy to injure the fluid consumption, long-term use of Chenpi can easily lead to internal fire, and then appear dry throat, sore throat, itchy throat and other adverse reactions, thus Chenpi on the voice is not directly beneficial, especially with chronic pharyngitis or laryngeal paralysis is more not recommended to take Chenpi.
Chenpi should be used correctly under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner, and should be used with caution in cases of qi deficiency and fluid injury.