Shredded tangerine peel (clinically known as Chen Pi) is effective in strengthening the spleen and regulating qi, drying dampness and resolving phlegm (expelling dampness and dissolving phlegm by drying dampness), and can be used to treat vomiting and diarrhea, phlegm and other conditions.
Chenpi is a qi regulating Chinese herbal medicine, which is made from the dried fruit rind of tangerine in the family of Rutaceae. Chenpi is bitter, pungent and warm in nature, and belongs to the lung and spleen meridians. It mainly has the effects of regulating qi, strengthening spleen, drying dampness and resolving phlegm, etc. It can be used for treating epigastric distension (distension of stomach and abdomen), hypereating and vomiting and diarrhea, coughing and phlegm, etc. It can also be used as a medicine for the treatment of pains in the stomach and abdomen.
Chenpi is usually used in soups, decoctions, and pills.
If symptoms occur, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, do not blindly use their own medication, so as not to delay the condition.