qing pi

青皮·Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride

green tangerine peel

About qing pi

Qing Pi (青皮) is the peel of the unripe tangerine, recorded as Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride. It is bitter and acrid in flavour, warm in temperature, and enters the Liver, Gallbladder and Stomach channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that regulate Qi.

Names

Pinyinqing pi
Chinese青皮
Latin NamePericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride
English Namegreen tangerine peel·Unripe Tangerine Peel
Japanesejyohi
Koreancheongpi

Classification

Category
Regulate Qi
Channels
Stomach, Gallbladder, Liver
Flavour
Acrid, Bitter
Temperature
Warm
Part used
Fruit, Peel
Family
Rutaceae
Species
Citrus reticulata blanco
Tags
Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Spreads Liver Qi and breaks up Qi stagnation

  • Liver Qi stagnation with distending pain of the chest, flanks or breasts
  • Breast lumps from constrained Liver Qi
  • Hernial (Shan) disorders with bulging pain, including Cold-type hernia
  • Abdominal pain, or prolapse of the intestine, when Liver Qi is stuck

Disperses accumulations, resolves nodules and reduces Food Stagnation

  • Accumulated food causing pain, distension, fullness or a stuffy feeling in the epigastrium or abdomen
  • Severe Food Stagnation
  • Masses, nodules and lumps where stagnant Qi has led on to Blood stasis

Dries Damp and transforms Phlegm

  • Malaria-like disorders with Phlegm-Damp
  • Breast abscess

Combinations

Dosage

AgeRawGranuleTinctureConcentrateFrequency
Any 3-10g; Tincture: 1-4ml3-10 g1-4 ml

Cautions

Prepared forms (2)

qing pi Cu Zhi

青皮·Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride

Qing Pi (Cu Zhi) (青皮) is qing pi processed with vinegar, the peel of the unripe tangerine, recorded as Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride. The catalogue files no category, channels or actions against it.

The catalogue records no separate actions, dose or cautions for this preparation. Unless noted above it follows qing pi.

qing pi Cu Zhi

青皮·Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride

Qing pi cu (青皮) is the vinegar-processed form of qing pi, the peel of the unripe tangerine, a Rutaceae fruit supplied as Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride. The catalogue files it among the substances that regulate Qi, on the Gallbladder, Liver and Stomach channels.

The catalogue records no separate actions, dose or cautions for this preparation. Unless noted above it follows qing pi.