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Citrus Peel / Citrus Reticulatae Pericarpium (chen-pi) 陳皮

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NATURE:

Warm; bitter; attributive to spleen and lungs.

CHARACTERISTICS:

The sun-dried peels of the citrus mandarin orange and are aged by storing them dry. It is a superior herb. The older they are the more effective their medicinal effects.

THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS:

Regulate energy stagnation in spleen and stomach; relieve nausea and vomiting, oppression in chest, cough and excess phlegm; relieve chest and abdominal swelling; relieve local infection.

 

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