Effects of Chen Pi:
1. Used for chest and abdominal distension. Tangerine peel is pungent, warm, aromatic, long in the qi, can enter the spleen and lungs, so it can not only dissipate the congestion of lung qi, but also can move qi to broaden the center, used for the lung qi stagnation, chest and diaphragm plumpness and spleen and stomach stagnation, epigastric distension and other diseases. Often used in conjunction with wood, hedgehog shells.
2. It is used for dampness obstruction in the middle Jiao, epigastric and abdominal distension, loose stools and diarrhea, as well as phlegm and cough. Tangerine peel is bitter, warm and dry dampness and can strengthen the spleen and qi, so it is often used in dampness obstruction of the middle Jiao, epigastric distension, loose stools and greasy, etc., can be used with Cangzhu, thick Park with the same. And good at drying dampness and phlegm, for the treatment of dampness and phlegm congestion of the lungs, phlegm cough commonly used drugs, each with half-summer, poria used together.
3. It is used to reduce diet, indigestion, nausea and vomiting in spleen deficiency. This product is dry and damp and can strengthen the spleen and stomach, suitable for weak spleen and stomach, diet, indigestion, diarrhea and other diseases, often with ginseng, atractylodes macrocephala, Poria and other applications. Because it can strengthen the spleen, but also can regulate the gas, it is often used as a complementary medicine of the gas, can make the complementary and not stagnant, to prevent congestion for the role of bloating. In addition, tangerine peel and can be neutralized, can cure stomach and drop, nausea and vomiting, if the stomach cold vomiting, can be used with ginger; stomach heat vomiting, and can be equipped with bamboo, Huanglian and other medicines used together.
The effect of Chenpi:
1. The effect on the digestive system: Chenpi contains volatile oil, which has mild stimulating effect on the gastrointestinal tract and promotes the secretion of digestive juices, eliminates the stagnant gas in the intestinal tract, and displays the effect of aroma to strengthen the stomach and drive away the wind and the gas.
2. Effects on cardiovascular system: Chenpi decoction, alcoholic extracts, etc. can excite the heart muscle, but when the dose is too large instead of inhibition. In addition, it can also make blood vessels produce mild contraction, rapidly elevate blood pressure. Pectin in the peel also has a preventive effect on atherosclerosis caused by high-fat diet.
3. The effect on respiratory system: the volatile oil contained in Chenpi has stimulating passive expectorant effect, so that the phlegm is easy to cluck out. Chenpi decoction has a weak dilatation effect on bronchial tubes. Its alcoholic extract has high asthmatic potency.
4. Effects on the genitourinary system: Chen Pi Decoction can cause renal vasoconstriction, so that the volume of urine decreased.
Precautions
Tangerine peel (including tangerine red and tangerine white) in tea is suitable for people with stagnant spleen and stomach qi, epigastric distension, indigestion, loss of appetite, cough and phlegm; it is also suitable for the prevention of high blood pressure, myocardial infarction, people with fatty liver, and people with acute mastitis.
Cautions should be taken when there is a deficiency of qi and dryness in the body, a deficiency of yin and dry cough, vomiting of blood, and those with solid internal heat.
Chenpi food incompatibility: Chenpi should not be used with half-summer, nanxing; should not be used with warm, hot and dry medicine.
5. Anti-inflammatory effect: Chenpi decoction with vitamin C, vitamin K and can enhance the anti-inflammatory effect.