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Chen Pi (Ju Pi)陈皮

Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae(Aged) Tangerine Peel

Autres nomsRipe Tangerine Rind · Orange Peel · Citrus

Catégorie
Plantes qui régularisent le Qi
Nature
tiède
Saveur
piquant, amer, aromatique
Tropisme
Poumon, Rate, Estomac
Posologie
3–9 g

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Doses usuelles

Posologie
3–9 g
Tincture
1–4 ml
Essential Oil
2–3 gouttes

Actions & indications

Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle and relieves the diaphragm
Spleen/Stomach Qi Stagnation with epigastric or abdominal distention, fullness, bloating, belching, nausea and vomiting
Dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm
  • Phlegm-Damp Obstructs the Lung with coughing, a stifling sensation in the chest and/or diaphragm and copious, viscous sputum
  • Turbid Damp Obstructs the Middle with a stifling sensation in the chest, abdominal distention, anorexia, fatigue, loose stools and a thick, greasy tongue coat
Helps prevent Stagnation from tonic herbs
Tonic herbs causing Stagnation
Descends *Qi*
Qi Rebellion

Contre-indications

  • Avoid in dry cough from Yin or Qi Deficiency.
  • Avoid where Stomach Fire is causing nausea and vomiting.
  • Do not combine with warm, hot, aromatic, or drying herbs.
  • Use with caution in Excess Heat (a red tongue).
  • Use with caution in Hot Phlegm, Dry Heat cough, or blood-streaked sputum.
  • Use with caution in Fluid Deficiency.
  • Extended use may damage Yuan Qi.
  • Avoid in spasmodic abdominal pain.
  • Avoid in the absence of Damp-Phlegm symptoms.

Associations

  • Abdominal distention, fullness, and pain from Spleen and Stomach Qi Stagnation.

  • Epigastric and abdominal fullness and distention, acid regurgitation, fatigue, and loose stools, along with other signs of Damp-Cold Stagnating in the Spleen and Stomach.

  • Vomiting and hiccup from Disharmony of Stomach Qi; nausea and hiccup from Cold-Dampness obstructing the Middle.

  • Vomiting caused by Phlegm-Heat.

  • Flank pain and chest/abdominal distention from Liver Qi Stagnation.

  • Borborygmus, abdominal pain, and diarrhea from the Liver Attacking the Spleen.

    • Zhi
    • Ban Xia

    Chest oppression and cough with copious white, sticky sputum from Phlegm-Damp Obstruction.

  • Enhances Phlegm-transforming and Spleen-strengthening effects.

    • Bai Zhu

    Anorexia and other Damp-Obstruction signs from Spleen Deficiency.

  • Dampness blocking the Spleen's transforming and transporting function, with poor appetite and diarrhea; belching, nausea, and epigastric oppression from Disharmony of Stomach Qi; vomiting of clear or scanty-but-viscous fluid; aids digestion of rich tonic herbs.

    • Qi Tonics

    Prevents the bloating that can accompany those herbs.

  • Nausea and vomiting from rebellious Stomach Qi.

  • Nausea, vomiting, and epigastric fullness and distention from Stomach Heat.

  • Nausea, vomiting, and epigastric fullness and distention from Stomach Cold.

  • A thick white tongue coating with no thirst.

Notes

  • It promotes the general movement of Qi while specifically directing it downward, making it useful for many forms of nausea and vomiting.
  • As a significant Qi-level herb for both the Spleen and Lung channels, it is particularly valuable for disorders spanning both.
  • It is combined with tonic herbs to keep their rich, cloying nature from causing Stagnation.
  • One source also credits it with tonifying the Spleen.
  • This is aged tangerine peel — the older the better.
  • It is used when there is excess Phlegm, chest oppression, and/or belching.
  • The peel drives Qi downward to move Phlegm, while the fruit's flesh generates Phlegm and causes Qi to cluster.
  • Ju Pi moves Qi, breaks up knots, and relieves pain; it treats hernia pain and testicular pain.
  • Ju Luo opens the collaterals and transforms Phlegm, treating Phlegm congestion and cough with chest and rib pain.
  • Chen Pi is milder than Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi and tends toward the Qi level of the Spleen and Lungs, with a more vertical action suited to coughing and vomiting; Qing Pi's scattering, unblocking action is harsher and mainly breaks up Qi Stagnation, acting more horizontally and thus used more for pain.
  • Dry-fried Aged Tangerine Peel, Chao Chen Pi, has a toned-down acrid quality but a stronger warm, strengthening effect.
  • Charred Aged Tangerine Peel, Chen Pi Tan, no longer regulates Qi but instead reduces Food Stagnation, harmonizes the Stomach, and stops bleeding.
  • Tangerine Albedo, Exocarpium Citri Reticulatae Album Ju Bai, is less drying and better at harmonizing middle Jiao Qi and transforming Dampness, used to tonify Spleen and Stomach when drying action is not wanted.
  • Tangerine Pip, Semen Citri Reticulatae Ju He, is bitter and neutral; it moves Qi, dissolves clumps, and stops pain, treating bulging disorders, testicular swelling and pain, and breast lumps. Other sources describe it as bitter, warm, and Qi-descending, entering the Kidney and Bladder channels to eliminate Cold disease; today it is commonly used for hernia-type bulging disorders and, both internally and externally, for acute mastitis.
  • Tangerine Pith, Vascular Citri Reticulatae Ju Luo, is sweet, bitter, and neutral; it spreads flow through the channels and collaterals, moves Qi, and transforms Phlegm, treating Phlegm stagnating in the channels with cough and chest/flank pain — especially effective for Lung vessel distention from rebellious protective Qi.
  • Tangerine Leaf, Folium Citri Reticulatae Ju Ye, is acrid, bitter, and neutral, used to dredge the Liver, promote proper Qi movement, and reduce swelling and disperse clumps; it treats hypochondriac pain, breast abscesses, breast lumps, and abdominal masses, at a dosage of 6-9g.
  • Exocarpium Citri Reticulatae Rubrum Ju Hong is acrid, bitter, and warm, entering the Lung and Stomach; it is more drying and aromatic than Chen Pi but less effective at harmonizing the Middle and regulating Spleen and Stomach, used mainly for vomiting, belching, and Phlegm-Damp cough, at 3-9g.
  • Pomelo Flavedo (Huazho Pomelo Rind), Exocarpium Citri Grandis Rubrum Hua Ju Hong, is acrid, bitter, and warm, entering the Lung, Spleen, and Stomach; it regulates Qi, opens the chest, dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, and reduces Food Stagnation, treating cough with profuse sputum and Food Stagnation without significant Heat. It is not suited to Qi Deficiency or dry Phlegm with Yin Deficiency, at a dosage of 3-6g.

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