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Citri Grandis Pericarpium

Pomelo skin

柚皮 〔柚皮〕 yòu pí

Alternate English names: shaddock skin

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Acrid, sweet, and bitter; warm; nontoxic.

Channel entry: Spleen, kidney, and bladder channels.

Actions and indications: Transforms phlegm, disperses food, precipitates qì, and frees the diaphragm. Treats oppression in the chest due to depressed qì; cold pain in the stomach duct and abdomen; food stagnation; cough and panting; mounting qì (shàn qì).

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