Tangerine peel is orange peel.

Tangerine peel is the peel of an orange, but to be precise, tangerine peel is the mature and dried peel of the Rutaceae plant Tangerine and its cultivated varieties. It is a commonly used medicine for regulating qi and reducing phlegm.

Tangerine peel is warm in nature, pungent and bitter in taste, and returns to the spleen and lung meridians. It has the effects of regulating qi and strengthening the spleen, drying dampness and resolving phlegm. It specializes in spleen and lung qi stagnation, and can often be used to treat spleen and stomach qi stagnation syndrome. Chest paralysis etc. Generally, it is taken as a decoction, with a dosage of 3 to 9 grams. Used equally with Atractylodes and Magnolia officinalis, for those with stagnation of spleen and stomach qi due to cold dampness in the middle Jiao, epigastric and abdominal distension and pain, nausea and vomiting, and diarrhea; used equally with Hawthorn and Shenqu, for those with stagnant Qi caused by food accumulation and abdominal distension and pain; with Citrus aurantium. , ginger and the like can be used for those with chest pain, chest congestion and shortness of breath.

In addition, tangerine peel has a characteristic, that is, the longer it is stored, the better its efficacy will be. Drugs that have similar effects include: Ephedra, Evodia, Wolfsbane (Bangchangcao), Citrus aurantium, and Pinellia ternata. Together with tangerine peel, it is also called "Liu Chen", which means the longer it is stored, the better it will be.

The specific steps of making tangerine peel:

1. Buy fresh oranges, clean the surface of the oranges, and then boil a pot of hot water. When the hot water boils Soak the oranges in hot water for about 20 minutes.

2. Drain the water from the pot, put a small amount of water in it, squeeze the toothpaste into the water, and process it to make the water foam. Then rub the oranges here, soak them for about 10 minutes, and then rinse them with clean water.

3. Wipe the oranges clean with a clean cloth and then peel off the orange peels. Collect the orange peels and put them in the sun to dry. At this time, you need to pay attention to placing the oranges with the white side facing out. Just store it after drying.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia - Chenpi