Medicinal value of tangerine peel

Tangerine peel is what we often call orange peel, red peel, yellow orange peel, tangerine peel, etc. It is mainly distributed in various areas south of the Yangtze River. Tangerine peel tastes relatively sweet and bitter, but it has the fragrance of orange. Studies have shown that tangerine peel has great medical value and has a good effect on regulating qi and strengthening the spleen, drying dampness and resolving phlegm, etc. So, is the effect of tangerine peel just this? Let's learn about the "medicinal value of tangerine peel" below.

Although tangerine peel is just orange peel, it has great effects, especially for indigestion. Therefore, it is often used as medicine. Many people's understanding of the medicinal value of tangerine peel is limited to this. The following is an in-depth explanation of the "medicinal value of tangerine peel":

1. Used for symptoms such as chest and abdominal distension. Tangerine peel is pungent, dispersing, warming, and has a fragrant smell. It is good at regulating qi and can enter the spleen and lungs. Therefore, it can both disperse lung qi stagnation and promote qi circulation and relieve fullness. It is used for symptoms such as lung qi stagnation, chest and diaphragm fullness, spleen and stomach qi stagnation, and abdominal distension. It is often used in combination with costus root, fructus aurantii, etc.

2. Used for symptoms such as dampness blocking the middle burner, abdominal distension, loose stools and diarrhea, and cough with excessive phlegm. Tangerine peel is bitter, warm, and can dry dampness and strengthen the spleen and promote qi circulation. Therefore, it is often used for symptoms such as dampness blocking the middle burner, abdominal distension, loose stools and greasy tongue coating. It can be used together with Atractylodes lancea and Magnolia bark. It is also good at drying dampness and resolving phlegm. It is a commonly used medicine for treating damp phlegm blocking the lungs and cough caused by excessive phlegm. It is often used together with Pinellia and Poria.

3. Used for symptoms such as decreased appetite, indigestion, nausea and vomiting due to spleen deficiency. This product can dry dampness and strengthen the spleen and appetite. It is suitable for symptoms such as weak spleen and stomach, reduced appetite, indigestion, and diarrhea. It is often used in combination with ginseng, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, etc. Because it can both strengthen the spleen and regulate Qi, it is often used as an adjuvant to Qi-tonifying drugs. It can tonify without stagnation and prevent congestion and bloating. In addition, tangerine peel can harmonize the stomach and treat stomach disharmony, nausea and vomiting. If the stomach is cold and vomiting, it can be used together with ginger; if the stomach is hot and vomiting, it can be used together with bamboo shavings, coptis chinensis and other medicines.

The medicinal value of tangerine peel. Through the simple introduction above, I believe everyone understands that the medicinal value of tangerine peel is very obvious, so people can also use tangerine peel as raw material to make soup in life. Among them, tangerine peel, winter melon and old duck soup is very common, so let's try it.