Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae can be used in different combinations according to treating different symptoms.
Chen Pi is pungent, bitter and warm in nature. Its effects are to regulate qi, strengthen the spleen, dry dampness and resolve phlegm (expelling dampness and resolving phlegm by drying dampness), and can be used to treat symptoms such as vomiting, abdominal distension and fullness, and coughing up phlegm. The adverse effects and contraindications of this drug are not known.
For the treatment of abdominal distension and pain caused by Qi stagnation, it can be combined with Mucuna pruriens and Citrus aurantium, which can regulate Qi and eliminate distension; for the treatment of vomiting, it can be combined with ginger, which has the effect of stopping vomiting.
When treating damp phlegm, drugs such as Pinellia and Poria can be used to dry dampness and resolve phlegm; when treating cold phlegm, drugs such as Dry Ginger and Sinapis can be used to warm cold phlegm.
Specific combinations need to be added or subtracted by a regular physician in combination with the patient’s condition, physical discomfort, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, not blindly take the drug on their own.