The efficacy and function of Chinese medicine tangerine peel

Tangerine peel is the peel of the tangerines that we often eat. After the tangerines mature, the peels are tangerine peels. As long as they are kept in a dry or ventilated space, they will not go bad. Tangerine peels can be stored for a very long time. The tangerine peels of winter oranges have the best effect and quality. They are yellow-brown in appearance, and the peels are very thin. They are very easy to break with your hands, and they also emit a faint fragrance.

Tangerine peel is generally irregular in shape, tastes bitter, and is mostly light yellow in color. Tangerine peel has very high medical value, and its medical value is all over the body. It can mainly nourish the stomach and remove phlegm. So what are the functions and effects of tangerine peel? The following article will give you a detailed introduction!

1. Used for chest and abdominal distension and other symptoms. Tangerine peel is pungent, dispersing, warming, fragrant, good at regulating qi, and can enter the spleen and lungs. Therefore, it can not only disperse the lung qi stagnation, but also promote qi and relieve the stomach. It is used for lung qi stagnation, chest and diaphragm fullness, spleen and stomach qi stagnation, abdominal distension and other symptoms. It is often used in combination with costus root, bitter orange peel, etc.

2. Used for dampness blocking the middle jiao, abdominal distension, loose stools and diarrhea, and cough due to excessive phlegm. Tangerine peel is bitter, warm, and can dry dampness and invigorate the spleen and promote qi, so it is often used for dampness blocking the middle jiao, abdominal distension, loose stools and greasy tongue coating, and can be used together with Atractylodes and Magnolia officinalis. It is also good at drying dampness and resolving phlegm, and is a commonly used medicine for treating damp phlegm blocking the lungs and cough due to excessive phlegm. It is often used together with Pinellia and Poria.

3. It is used for spleen deficiency, decreased appetite, indigestion, nausea and vomiting. This product can dry dampness and strengthen the spleen and appetite. It is suitable for spleen and stomach weakness, decreased appetite, indigestion, diarrhea and other symptoms. It is often used in combination with ginseng, white atractylodes, and poria. Because it can both strengthen the spleen and regulate qi, it is often used as an adjuvant of qi-tonifying drugs, which can replenish without stagnation and prevent bloating. In addition, orange peel can harmonize the middle, treat stomach disharmony, nausea and vomiting. If the stomach is cold and vomiting, it can be used with ginger; if the stomach is hot and vomiting, it can be used with bamboo shavings, coptis and other drugs.

The tangerine peels sold in many pharmacies are of poor quality. Be especially careful when buying them. Do not buy the dark-colored tangerine peels, which take a long time to dry and are not very effective. If you want fresh tangerine peels, you can dry the tangerine peels you eat and eat them. The effect is very good. Soak them in hot water for about 5-10 minutes.