The difference between tangerine red and hua tangerine red, mainly in the source, traits and other aspects.
1. Source: Tangerine red is the dried outer pericarp of tangerine and cultivated varieties of Rutaceae, harvested in late fall and early winter when the fruit is ripe, shade-dried or sun-dried. Tangerine red is the dried outer skin of Huazhou Pomelo or Pomelo near maturity or immaturity of Rutaceae, harvested in summer when the fruit is immature, slightly scalded with boiling water, remove part of the mesocarp and pith, and dried.
2. Properties: tangerine red outer surface is often orange-red, yellow-brown, brown, the inner surface of yellow-white, the presence of light translucent small round holes under the concave, relatively easy to crumble, the smell taste bitter, hemp, the powder is light yellow-brown. Hua Tangerine red outside is yellow-green, yellow-brown, the inner surface is yellowish white or light yellow-brown, easy to break, taste bitter, slightly pungent.
Both Tangerine Red and Hua Tangerine Red can be attributed to the Lung and Spleen meridians, and both have the efficacy of drying dampness and resolving phlegm (expelling dampness by drying dampness and dissolving phlegm), regulating qi and broadening the middle (regulating the qi of the spleen and stomach), which can be applied to conditions such as food stagnation (the accumulation of food that is poorly digested and stagnant in the stomach) and injury to alcohol, vomiting, nausea and lumps and stuffiness (vomiting and nausea, and the stagnation of the qi in the chest and abdomen), and coughing and sputum from cold in the lungs. Neither of these herbs should be given to people with Yin deficiency and dry cough.
Although the effects of tangerine red and hua tangerine red are similar, there are also differences, so care should be taken to differentiate between them and use them in strict accordance with the doctor’s instructions. The use of medication should be under the guidance of a medical professional, and should not be taken on its own, in order to avoid delaying the condition.