Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/chen-pi/ Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice. <a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/chen-pi/">Bencao Index</a> chen pi 陈皮 Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Aged Tangerine Peel chinpi jinpi Regulate Qi Lung Stomach Spleen

Regulates Qi, harmonises the Middle Jiao and eases the diaphragm

Qi stagnation of the Spleen and Stomach: a full, distended or bloated epigastrium or abdomen, stomach ache, belching, poor appetite, and nausea or vomiting from rebellious Stomach Qi

Dries Damp and transforms Phlegm

Cough with plentiful sticky sputum and a stifling feeling in the chest or diaphragm, when Phlegm-Damp blocks the Lungs Phlegm and Qi collecting in the Lungs from Spleen deficiency, with wheezing and breathlessness Turbid Damp obstructing the Middle Jiao: chest oppression, abdominal distension, poor appetite, tiredness, loose stools or diarrhea, and a thick greasy tongue coat

Prevents stagnation from tonic herbs

Stagnation brought on by rich tonic herbs

Directs Qi downward

Rebellious Qi