tangerine peel is a favorite snack for many people, but tangerine peel is actually a traditional Chinese medicine, and it also has good medicinal value. Often eating tangerine peel in life can promote digestion. So in addition, what are the effects and functions of tangerine peel? Let's talk about the efficacy and role of tangerine peel. Let's have a look.
Efficacy of tangerine peel
1. Used for chest and abdominal fullness. Tangerine peel powder has a warm and fragrant smell. It is good at regulating qi and can enter the spleen and lung. Therefore, it can not only disperse the obstruction of lung qi, but also expand the Qi. It is used for lung qi stagnation, chest and diaphragm fullness, spleen and stomach qi stagnation, epigastric and abdominal fullness, etc. It is often used in combination with Aucklandia and Fructus aurantii.
2. It is used for damp obstruction, middle coke, epigastric fullness, loose stool and diarrhea, phlegm and cough. Orange peel is bitter, warm, dry and wet, and can strengthen the spleen and Qi. Therefore, it is often used for damp obstruction of middle coke, abdominal distention and tightness, loose stools and greasy fur. It can be used together with Atractylodes macrocephala and Magnolia officinalis. It is also good at drying dampness and resolving phlegm. It is a commonly used medicine for treating dampness phlegm blocking lung, phlegm and cough. It is used with Pinellia ternata and poria cocos.
3. It is used for spleen deficiency, diet reduction, indigestion, nausea and vomiting. This product is dry and wet and can strengthen the spleen and appetizer. It is suitable for diseases such as weak spleen and stomach, reduced diet, indigestion, defecation and diarrhea. It is often used in combination with ginseng, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, etc. Because it can not only strengthen the spleen, but also regulate qi, it is often used as an assistant of Qi tonic medicine, which can make tonic without stagnation, and prevent congestion and swelling. In addition, orange peel can be mixed and medium, which can cure stomach disharmony, nausea and vomiting. If the stomach is cold and vomiting, it can be used with ginger; Stomach heat and vomiting can be used together with Zhuru, Huanglian and other drugs.
Function of tangerine peel
It has the functions of regulating qi, reducing inversion, regulating middle and appetizing, drying dampness and resolving phlegm. It is mainly used to Treat Spleen and stomach qi stagnation and dampness, chest and diaphragm fullness, abdominal distension and pain, lack of diet, vomiting, adverse defecation, Lung Qi block, cough and phlegm, and also to treat the early onset of breast carbuncle. After years of research, it is now known that tangerine peel has many pharmacological effects.
1. Effect on digestive system: the volatile oil contained in tangerine peel has a mild stimulating effect on the gastrointestinal tract, can promote the secretion of digestive juice and eliminate the gas accumulated in the intestines, showing the effectiveness of aromatic stomach strengthening and expelling wind and Qi.
2. Effect on cardiovascular system: Tangerine Peel Decoction and alcohol extract can excite myocardium, but inhibit it when the dose is too large. In addition, it can also cause mild contraction of blood vessels and rapidly increase hypertension. Pectin in tangerine peel can also prevent arteriosclerosis caused by high-fat diet.
3. Effect on respiratory system: the volatile oil contained in tangerine peel has stimulating passive expectorant effect, making sputum easy to come out. Tangerine Peel Decoction has a weak dilating effect on bronchus. Its alcohol extract has high antiasthmatic potency.
4. Effect on genitourinary system: Chenpi decoction can constrict renal blood vessels and reduce urine output.
5. Anti inflammatory effect: Tangerine Peel Decoction Combined with vitamin C and vitamin K can enhance the anti-inflammatory effect.
The side effects of Tangerine Peel Decoction were minimal, and no acute poisoning was found in many animal tests. Those with Qi deficiency syndrome, yin deficiency dry cough, hematemesis syndrome, red tongue and less fluid, and solid heat in the body should take it carefully.