What is the medicinal value of tangerine peel?

Some people will take Chinese medicine after catching a cold, and tangerine peel is one of the ingredients in the Chinese medicine prescription. In fact, tangerine peel is a very important Chinese medicinal material, and it has significant effects in treating various diseases. For example, it has certain therapeutic value for respiratory tract infections, bronchial asthma and other diseases. Tangerine peel itself also has certain medicinal value. Here I will give you a detailed introduction to some knowledge about tangerine peel Chinese medicinal materials.

① Treat cholera vomiting: 3 qian of dried tangerine peel and 2 qian of patchouli. For those suffering from cold, use 1.5 qian of dried ginger and 1.5 qian of Amomum villosum; for those suffering from heat, use 1.5 qian of Coptis chinensis, 1.3 qian of Scutellaria baicalensis, and talcum powder. Decoction in water. (Compendium of Materia Medica)

② Treats spleen and stomach disorders, sudden coldness, and invasion of the body. Coldness causes qi to gather, and when it gathers, it is blocked and cannot flow, resulting in bloating and fullness. The pulse is stringy and slow: 4 liang of yellow tangerine peel and 2 liang of white atractylodes. Grind the above ingredients into fine powder; mix with wine paste and make into pills as big as tung nuts. Take 30 pills with decoction of costusroot, before meals. (Kuanzhong Pills from Jifeng Puji Fang)

③ Treat weak vital energy, indigestion or disharmony of internal organs with fullness and stuffiness under the heart: 1 liang each of tangerine peel and immature bitter orange (fried with bran until yellow), and 2 liang of white atractylodes. Grind the above into very fine powder, wrap it in lotus leaves and cook it with rice to make balls as big as mung beans. Take 50 pills each time with white soup, and adjust the dosage according to the injury. (Orchid Room Secret Collection - Orange Peel and Zhishu Pills)

④ Treat diarrhea: 3g of dried tangerine peel, 2g of patchouli. In case of deficiency, add three qian of Atractylodes macrocephala (fried in earth), two qian of Poria cocos, and one qian of Licorice; in case of excess, add three qian of Citrus aurantium (fried in bran), two qian of Magnolia officinalis, and one qian of Costusroot. Decoction in water. (Compendium of Materia Medica)

⑤ Treating spleen malnutrition and diarrhea in children: one liang of old tangerine peel, half a liang each of green tangerine peel, terminalia chebula pulp, and licorice (roasted). The top is coarse. Take 2 qian each time, add a cup of water, boil until 60% of the liquid is left, and drink while warm before meals. (Yihuangsan from Youke Leicui)

⑥Treat dry retching, hiccups, and cold hands and feet: 4 liang of tangerine peel, 0.5 jin of ginger. Add seven liters of water to the two ingredients, boil them and take out three liters. Take one liter each time. ("Yi Xin Fang" quoted "Xiao Pin Fang" Tangerine Peel Soup)

⑦ To treat inchworms: 4 fen of tangerine peel, 6 fen each of tangerine peel and tangerine peel. Pound and sieve the above three ingredients, and make into honey pills the size of walnuts. Take 30 pills with rice water before meals and take again the next day. (Wai Tai cited the Orange Peel Pills in Fan Wang Fang)

⑧Treat postpartum urinary and bowel obstruction: Tangerine peel, perilla leaf, Citrus aurantium (fried with bran), and Akebia trifoliata in equal parts. File it up and it will become loose. Take 4 grams each time, decoct in water and drink while warm. (Tongqi Powder from Jiyin Gangmu)

⑨ Treat unbearable hematuria: Tangerine peel, Cyperus rotundus, and red Poria cocos in equal parts. File it up and it will become loose. Take three grams each time, decoct in water and drink on an empty stomach. (Tongmisan from Shiyi Dexiao Fang)

Tangerine peel itself has a certain volatility, and has certain effects in anti-allergy and anti-infection. Even many Chinese medicine practitioners use tangerine peel when treating various diseases. Although some people think that tangerine peel is very bitter and difficult to swallow, if tangerine peel is combined with some other Chinese medicinal materials, it is very effective in preventing various diseases.