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Qing Pi, 1lb

Qing Pi, 1lb

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Unripe Tangerine Peel directs downward, dredges the Liver, breaks up qi stagnation and clumping, harmonizes the Stomach.


Excerpted from Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

  • Spreads the Liver qi and breaks up stagnant qi: for constrained Liver qi patterns with such symptoms as distention and pain the the chest, breast, or hypochrondriac regions, or bulging disorder patterns.*
  • Dissipates clumps and reduces stagnation: for food stagnation with accumulation which manifests as pain, distention, or a stifling sensation in the epigastrium. Often used for rather severe food stagnation, and for masses when stagnant qi progresses to blood stasis.*

English Name: Tangerine (unripened) Peel; green tangerine peel; blue citrus; Citrus reticulata immaturus
Chinese Name: Qing Pi
Unit Size: 1 pound
Taste: Bitter, acrid - Bensky
Properties: Warm - Bensky
Channels Entered: Gallbladder, Liver, Stomach - Bensky
Actions: Directs downward, dredges the Liver, breaks up qi stagnation and clumping, harmonizes the Stomach.
Pattern: Constrained Liver Qi; Food Stagnation - Bensky
Chinese Symptomology: Distention and pain in the chest, breast, or hypochrondriac regions; Bulging disorder pain; Pain, distention, or a stifling sensation in the epigastrium; Severe food stagnation - Bensky
Materia Medica: Regulate the Qi
Contraindications: Because this herb fiercely consumes the qi, it should be used with caution in those with qi deficiency. - Bensky

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