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Alternate Chinese names: 金柑皮 jīn gān pí; 广陈皮² guǎng chén pí

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Citrus chachiensis Hort.; Citrus suavissima Tanaka; Citrus poonensis Tanaka; Citrus suhoiensis Tanaka

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Acrid and sweet*; cold*; nontoxic*.

Actions and indications: Precipitates qì, harmonizes the center, transforms phlegm, and sobers. Treats dietary irregularities after illness; vexation and fullness and qì ascent; thirst due to excessive consumption of liquor.

See: Qīng pí (青皮 Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride, unripe tangerine peel)

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