Ingredient: Blue citrus peel (qing pi) (Citri immaturi pericarpium).
| Mandarin: 青皮 Pin-Yin: Qing Pi English: Blue citrus Korean: 청호 Romaji: Seihi Kanji: 青皮 Kampo: No |
Pharmaceutical Name:
- Citri reticulatae viride Pericarpium
Sources:
- Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica (Bensky et al.)
Properties:
- Bitter, acrid, warm
Channels Entered:
- Gallbladder, liver, stomach
Herb Actions:
- Spreads liver qi
- Breaks up stagnant qi
- Reduces stagnation and dissipates clumps
Contraindications:
- Not recommended for those that are deficient
- Use with caution for those with qi deficiency
Commonly Found In:
- Bupleurum & Evodia Formula, Astragalus & Atractylodes Combination, Pueraria Flower Combination, Tang-kuei & Pinellia Formula