As a Chinese herbal medicine, tangerine peel can be taken as a decoction in Chinese medicine, with a dosage of 3 to 10g, but the specific use should be in accordance with the doctor’s instructions.
The medicinal source of tangerine peel is the dried mature fruit peel of orange and its cultivated varieties in the family of Rutaceae. It is warm in nature, bitter and pungent in flavor, and belongs to the lung and spleen meridians. Its effects include regulating qi and strengthening the spleen, drying dampness and resolving phlegm (expelling dampness by drying dampness and resolving phlegm), and can be used to treat distention and fullness in the epigastrium (stomach and abdomen), poor appetite and vomiting, coughing with excessive phlegm and other conditions.
Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae is usually taken as a decoction of traditional Chinese medicine, with a dosage of 3 to 10 g. However, the specific usage and dosage should be determined by the doctor after integrating the condition, constitution and other factors.
It is worth reminding that, Chenpi is pungent, bitter and dry, warm and can help heat, so those who have solid internal heat, red tongue and little fluid need to be used with caution, and its adverse effects are not yet clear. In addition, the selection of Chinese herbs is recommended under the guidance of the doctor’s diagnosis, do not self-medication, so as not to affect your health.