What is the function of dried tangerine peel?

It's almost the season when oranges are on the market in large quantities. After eating oranges, the orange peel will be dried into dried tangerine peel. Chenpi is a traditional Chinese medicine, which can eliminate food accumulation, but the effect of Chenpi is far more than that. Let's take a look at the efficacy and function of dried tangerine peel!

1, tangerine peel effect

First, sexual taste

It is better if the orange peel is red for a long time, so it is called red tangerine peel. -Wang

Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae has a bitter smell, which belongs to one of five flavors: sour, bitter, sweet, pungent and salty.

Xinwen Heat in the main chest goes against qi, benefiting water valley. Long-term use can get rid of odor, reduce breath and open up the mind. -"Shennong Herbal Classic"

Second, efficacy.

Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae is pungent in dispersing bitterness, cooling, aromatic in invigorating spleen, regulating qi and strengthening spleen. Regulating qi is to make the qi of zang-fu organs smooth and flow to the right place; Eliminating dampness and resolving phlegm, eliminating dampness is to expel dampness (manifestation of dampness) from the body, to stop vomiting and middle energizer, that is, to harmonize with the spleen and stomach.

Compendium of Materia Medica: It always has the functions of regulating qi, eliminating dampness, tonifying medicine, relaxing bowels, ascending medicine and descending medicine. Spleen is the mother of primordial qi, and lung is the key to receiving qi. Therefore, dried tangerine peel is the key to dividing qi in the two meridians, but it can be supplemented and reduced with it.

Commonly used herbs: can disperse diarrhea, warm and tonify, dispel diaphragmatic qi, eliminate phlegm and promote fluid production, regulate spleen and relieve cough, and relieve stranguria.

Materia Medica Jing Shu: pungent can disperse, bitter can diarrhea, warm can pass, then the gas will descend, cough will stop, and the heat in the chest will disappear. The spleen is dirty due to exercise, and qi stagnation cannot digest Shui Gu, that is, vomiting, cholera, diarrhea and other syndromes. Bitter and warm dried tangerine peel can chisel the dampness of the spleen, make the stagnation of qi run, and all the symptoms heal themselves.

"Materia Medica Yan Hui": It tastes good and can open the air; The stomach is bitter and cathartic, so it can resolve phlegm; Its nature is mild and easy to understand, so it can stop vomiting and cough, strengthen the spleen and regulate the stomach. Dong Yuan said: My wife focuses on the spleen and stomach, and regulating qi comes first. If you want to regulate qi and strengthen the spleen, the role of orange peel is the first.

Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae is warm, dry and good, and enters the lung and spleen meridians, which has a particularly good effect on treating wet phlegm. For example, Chenpi is used in Erchen decoction, which means that it has the effects of regulating qi and strengthening spleen, eliminating dampness and resolving phlegm.

2. The benefits of soaking dried tangerine peel in water

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dried tangerine peel has a good effect of resolving phlegm and relieving cough, strengthening spleen and regulating stomach, and in addition, postpartum breast fullness of women can also be well solved. If you have stomachache, breast caking and food accumulation, soaking dried tangerine peel in water is also a very good choice.

First, treat cough with excessive phlegm.

If you cough a lot of phlegm, you can prepare dried tangerine peel, ginger and walnuts, and then decoct them with water to restore health.

Second: stomachache

Due to the accelerated pace of life, many people suffer from stomachache because of unscientific work and rest. At this time, the tangerine peel can be soaked in water to relieve discomfort. Prepare Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens and brown sugar, then decoct Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae and Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens in water, and add a small amount of brown sugar to mix well before taking.

Third: Vomiting

Prepare dried tangerine peel, rice and ginger juice, then decoct the ginger juice and dried tangerine peel with water, or add rice to cook porridge, which can treat vomiting well.

Fourth: burns

If there is a burned part of the body, you can also wipe the affected area with dried tangerine peel.

Fifth: chronic gastritis

Grind dried tangerine peel into powder, add a little sugar, then brew with warm water and take it on an empty stomach.

The efficacy of soaking dried tangerine peel in water

Sixth: bronchitis

Brew tangerine peel and garlic with boiling water, and then take it instead of tea.

Seventh: loss of appetite and indigestion.

The dried tangerine peel and red dates are brewed with boiling water and covered for ten minutes. It is recommended to take more before meals every day, which can not only increase appetite, but also have a very good therapeutic effect on indigestion.

Eighth: cold and cough

If you have a cold and cough, you can put fresh dried tangerine peel in a pot and boil it with water, and then add a small amount of sugar to take it, which not only helps your body to sweat, but also can quickly restore your health.

Ninth: Beauty.

Orange peel contains a lot of vitamin C and essential oil, which is good for health. You can take the dried tangerine peel with tea, which can not only refresh and breathe, but also make the smell more biased. In addition, after taking tangerine peel, the toxins in the body can be discharged well, which can better promote the coordination of internal circulation in the body, the skin will be better and better, and people will become more and more beautiful.

Tenth: Eliminating phlegm and relieving cough

Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae is a common Chinese medicine in our life, which is mild in nature. After taking it, it has good effects of ventilation, invigorating spleen, relieving boredom, resolving phlegm and stopping vomiting. If you have stomach problems such as cough, excessive phlegm, loss of appetite or indigestion, soaking a proper amount of dried tangerine peel in water can promote your health.

Chenpi has a great influence on the spleen and stomach, which can not only promote gastrointestinal peristalsis in the body, but also effectively remove gas accumulated in the intestine, and play a role in eliminating phlegm and relieving cough. You can take some regularly every day, which has a very good health care effect.