Chen Pi
陳皮 chén pí , "aged peel"

Category:

Regulate Qi (Carminatives)

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Pinyin Pronunciation:

Alternate Names:

Name	Pin Yin	Chinese	Translated
Citri reticulatae Pericarpium
Hua Ju Hong	huà jú hóng	化橘紅
Ju Hong	jú hóng	橘紅
Ju Pi	jú pí	橘皮

	Tastes: Acrid , Bitter		Dosage: 3-9g
	Aromatic
	Cautions: Use with caution in those with heat from excess, and is unsuitable for dry coughs due to qi or yin deficiency. Long term use can injure the primal qi.		Meridians: Lung , Spleen , Stomach
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Consists of large, uniform segments with an orange-red outer surface and a white inner surface. It should have a high oil content and an intense aroma.
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (83) li shī qīng shǔ yì qì tāng (Master Li's Decoction to clear Summerheat and Augment the Qi) xiāng fù xuán fù huā tāng (Cyperus and Inula Decoction) bǎo hé wán (Preserve Harmony Pill) bú huàn jīn zhèng qì sǎn (Rectify the Qi Powder Worth More than Gold) bǔ zhōng yì qì tāng (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) chái hú qīng zào tāng (Bupleurum Decoction to Clear Dryness) chái hú shū gān sǎn (Bupleurum Powder to Spread the Liver) chái hú zhǐ jié tāng (Bupleurum, Bitter Orange, and Platycodon Decoction) chái píng tāng (Bupleurum and Calm the Stoamch Decoction) chōng hé tāng (Flush and Harmonize Decoction) chú shī weì líng tāng (Eliminate Dampness Decoction by Combining Calm the Stomach and Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria) dìng xián wán (Arrest Seizures Pill) èr jiā jiǎn zhèng qì sǎn (Second Modification of Rectify the Qi Powder) fēn xiāo tāng (Separate and Reduce Decoction) guā loú zhǐ shǐ tāng (Trichosanthes Fruit and Immature Bitter Orange Decoction) hǎi zǎo yù hú tāng (Sargassum Decoction for the Jade Flask) hāo qín qīng dǎn tāng (Artemisia Annua and Scutellaria Decoction to Clear) hé rén yǐn (Polygonum Multiflorum Root and Ginseng Decoction) hòu pò wēn zhōng tāng (Magnolia Bark Decoction for Warming the Middle) hǔ qían wán (Hidden Tiger Pill) hǔ qían wàn modified (Hidden Tiger Pill from the Analytic Collection) huá gài sǎn (Canopy Powder) huáng lián wēn dǎn tāng (Coptis Decoction to Warm the Gallbladder) huí chūn dān (Return of Spring Special Pill) huò xiāng zhèng qì sǎn (Agastache powder to Rectify the Qi) jī míng sǎn (Powder to Take at Cock's Crow) jiā jiǎn bǔ zhōng yì qì tāng (Modified Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) jiā wèi èr chén tāng (Augmented Two-Cured Decoction) jiā wèi xiāng sū sǎn (Augmented Cyperus and Perilla Leaf Powder) jiàn pí wán (Strengthen the Spleen Pill) jié nuè qī bǎo yǐn (Seven Treasures Decoction to Check Malarial Conditions) jīn shuǐ liù jūn jiān (Six-Gentleman of Metal and Water Decoction) jú pí tāng (Tangerine Peel Decoction) jú pí zhú rú tāng (Tangerine Peel and Bamboo Shavings Decoction) jú pí zhú rú tāng (Tangerine Peel and Bamboo Shavings Decoction (from formulas to aid the living)) liù ān jiān (Six Serenity Decoction) liù jūn zǐ tāng (Six Gentleman Decoction) mù xiāng bīng láng wán (Aucklandia and Betel Nut Pill from the Analytic Co) pái qì yǐn (Discharge Gas Decoction) píng wèi sǎn (Calm the Stomach Powder) pǔ jì xiāo dú yǐn (Universal Benefit Decoction to Eliminate Toxin) qī pí yǐn (Seven-Peel Decoction) qīng shī huà tán tāng (Clear Dampness and Transform Phlegm Decoction) rén shēn yǎng yíng tāng (Ginseng Decoction to Nourish the Nutritive Qi) sān jiā jiǎn zhèng qì sǎn (Third Modification of Rectify the Qi Powder) shén mì tāng (Mysterious Decoction) shēn sū yǐn (Ginseng and Perilla Leaf Decoction) shēng tiě luò yǐn (Iron Filings Decoction) shēng yáng yì wèi tāng (Raise the Yang and Benefit the Stomach Decoction) shí wèi wēn dǎn tāng (Ten-Ingredient Decoction to Warm the Gallbladder) shí wèi xiāng rú yǐn (Ten-Ingredient Decoction with Elsholtzia) shí yī weì wēn dǎn tāng (Eleven-Ingredient Decoction to Warm the Gallbladder) shū jīng huó xuè tāng (Relax the Channels and Invigorate the Blood Decoction) sì jiā jiǎn zhèng qì sǎn (Fourth Modification of Rectify the Qi Powder) tiáo zhōng yì qì tāng (Regulate the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) tòng xiè yào fāng (Important Formula for Painful Diarrhea) wán dài tāng (End Discharge Decoction) wèi líng tāng (Calm the Stomach and Poria Decoction) wēn dǎn tāng (Warm the Gallbladder Decoction) wǔ jī sǎn (Five Accumulation Powder) wǔ jiā jiǎn zhèng qì sǎn (Fifth Modification of Rectify the Qi Powder) wǔ pí sǎn (Five Peel powder) wǔ rén wán (Five-Seed Pill) wū yào shùn qì sǎn (Lindera Powder to Smooth the Flow of Qi) xià kū cǎo gāo (Prunella Syrup) Xiān Fāng Huó Mìng Yǐn (Sublime Formula for Sustaining Life) xiāng bèi yǎng yíng tāng (Cyperus and Fritillaria Decoction to Nourish the Nutritive Qi) xiāng shā liù jūn zǐ tāng (Six Gentlemen Decoction with Aucklandia and Amomum) xiāng shā píng wèi sǎn (Cyperus and Amomum Powder to Calm the Stomach) xiāng shā yǎng wèi tāng (Nourish the Stomach Decoction with Aucklandia and ) xiāng sū cōng chǐ tāng (Cyperus, Perilla Leaf, Scallion and Prepared Soybean Decoction) xiāng sū sǎn (Cyperus and Perilla Leaf Power) xiāo fēng sǎn (Eliminate Wind Powder from Imperial Grace Formulary) xiāo rǔ wán (Reduce Infantile Stagnation Pill) xīn zhí jú pí zhú rú tāng (Newly-Formulated Tangerine Peel and Bamboo Shavings Decoction) xīng rén huá shí tāng (Apricot Kernel and Talcum Decoction) xìng sū sǎn (Apricot Kernel and Perilla Leaf Powder) yì gōng san (Extraordinary Merit Powder) yì huáng sǎn (Benefit the Yellow Powder) yī jiā jiǎn zhèng qì sǎn (First Modification of Rectify the Qi Powder) zhǐ sòu sǎn (Stop coughing Powder) zhōng mǎn fēn xiāo wán (Separate and Reduce Fullness in the Middle Pill) zhōu chē wán (Vessel and Vehicle Pill)

Family:

Rutaceae

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Citri reticulatae Pericarpium

Botanical: Citrus Reticulata Blanco, Citrus Reticulata L. 'chachi', Citrus Reticulata L. 'dahongpao', Citrus Reticulata L. 'unshiu', Citrus Reticulata L. 'tanger

Japanese: chinpi

Korean: jinpi

Common: aged tangerine peel, citrus

Temperature: Warm

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Improves the Transportive function of the Spleen add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Adjusts the Middle and Relieves the diaphragm. add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Dries Dampness and Transforms Phlegm. add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Prevents Stagnation from tonics. add comment

	+2 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Cough add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Epigastric or abdominal distention add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Damp turbidity obstructing the middle with stifling sensation in the chest add comment

	+1 Aumkar Mahabodha For patients who salivate much add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Thick greasy tongue coating add comment

Chen Pi陳皮 chén pí , "aged peel"

Chen Pi
陳皮 chén pí , "aged peel"