-- Acupuncture -- -- Moxibustion -- Shiatsu Massage -- Esthetics -- ChiropracticCitrus Peel
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Botanical name |
Citrus reticulata |
| Pin yin name | Chen Pi | |
| Pin yin description | chen means aged, and indicates the peel (pi), has been aged or fried to modify it; this material is distinguished from Ju Pi, the outer peel of the fruit, where ju is the name of the tangerine; it is also distinguished from Qing Pi, the immature fruit of the same plant, where qing means green or blue-green, referring to the colour of the peel | |
| Other common names | Tangerine, Mandarin, Satsuma, Citrus | |
| Part used | Fruit Peel | |
| Taste | Pungent, Bitter | |
| Nature | Warm | |
| Traditional Chinese uses | Regulates qi to overcome stagnation, strengthens the spleen, dries damp, resolves phlegm, subdues ascending qi of the stomach to stop vomiting | |
| Traditional Chinese applications | Stagnation of spleen and stomach qi causing symptoms of abdominal distention; uprising stomach qi, causing eructation, nausea, and vomiting; stagnation of damp in the center causing symptoms of full sensation in the chest, distention in the abdomen, poor appetite, lassitude, loose stool, and sticky tongue coating; cough with profuse sputum due to phlegm damp going upward to the lung | |
| Possible unwanted effects | None noted | |
| Herb drug interactions | Laboratory animal studies indicate that citrus bioflavonoids, consumed in large amounts, may reduce the effectiveness of Tamoxifen | |
| TCM and other contraindications | Dry cough due to yin or qi deficiency; heat syndromes with red tongue, hot phlegm, or spitting of blood | |
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