Chenpi is a traditional Chinese medicine that can regulate qi and strengthen the spleen, dry dampness and resolve phlegm.
Chenpi is the dried mature fruit rind of Citrus sinensis and its cultivated varieties in the family of Rutaceae, with pungent flavor, bitter taste, warm nature, and belongs to the spleen and lung meridian, it has the efficacy of regulating qi to strengthen the spleen, drying dampness and resolving phlegm (removing phlegm in the body with dampness-drying medicines), and it is mainly used for treating the vomiting, eructation (hiccups) caused by stagnation of qi in the spleen and stomach, and the coughs of moist phlegm and cold phlegm, etc. It can be combined with Cangzhu, Houpu, etc. for treating vomiting and eructation.
It can be used to treat Qi stagnation in the spleen and stomach by combining with Atractylodes macrocephala and Atractylodes macrocephala, etc. It can be used to treat vomiting and hiccups by combining with Ginger and Bamboo Roots, etc. It can be used to treat coughs caused by damp phlegm by combining with Semen xia and Poria.
Chenpi should not be used in cases of qi deficiency, yin deficiency and dry cough, vomiting of blood, and solid heat. If you have similar symptoms, it is recommended to consult a doctor and use Chen Pi under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner.