The dry skin of orange is yellow-brown or orange-red, shiny, long or irregular paper-like, with curled edges, crisp and fragrant. Orange is one of the famous Chinese herbal medicines, which is famous for its unique expectorant and antitussive effects.
The difference between tangerine peel, orange peel and orange peel
First of all, the sources are different.
Chenpi and Chenpi are both from Rutaceae Chenpi and its cultivated varieties. When oranges are ripe, they are picked, peeled and dried in the shade, which is called dried tangerine peel or orange peel. If the white part inside the orange peel is removed, it will be called orange after drying.
Exocarpium Citri Grandis comes from dried immature exocarp of Rutaceae plant Huazhou pomelo or pomelo.
Second, the efficacy is different.
The main function of dried tangerine peel is to regulate qi, neutralize dampness and eliminate phlegm, and treat chest and abdominal distension, anorexia, vomiting and hiccups, cough and phlegm caused by qi stagnation and dampness resistance of spleen and stomach.
Oranges can dispel cold, dry dampness, benefit qi and eliminate phlegm, and people who suffer from exogenous cold and cough and phlegm have better eating effect.
Oranges are warm and dry, which has better effect of eliminating dampness and resolving phlegm, and also has the effect of digestion. Therefore, it is mostly used for cough, asthma, excessive phlegm, dyspepsia, abdominal distension and pain caused by cold phlegm, especially for cough, asthma and excessive phlegm caused by cold phlegm.