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Citri Reticulatae Viride, Pc
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Pin Yin: qingpi
Common name: immature tangerine peel
Botanical family: Rutaceae
Botanical name: 1, Citrus reticulata Blanco; 2, C. tangerina Hort. et Tanaka; 3, C. erythrosa Tanaka
Primary action: Rectify Qi
Secondary actions:
Quicken Blood, Transform Stasis;
Disperse Food Accumulation;
Transform Cold Phlegm
Temperature: warm
Taste: bitter, acrid
Entering Channel: Lv, GB, St
Actions:
moves Liver Qi; breaks up stagnant Qi associated with Blood Stasis;
used in pain of chest, breast, hypochondrium, or hernia.
Disperses Food Accumulation and Stagnation.
Dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm Dampness, especially when accompanied
by intermittent heat effusion (fever) and chills.
(See
Liver Qi Depression
;
Liver Blood Stasis
;
Stomach Qi Stagnation
;
Food Accumulation
;
Spleen Damp
;
Phlegm
.)
Dosage:
1-3 qian.
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