Green Tangerine Peel
Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride
Xiao Qing Pi

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Warm; pungent; bitter

Part(s) used

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

Treatment of distending pain in the chest and costal regions, hernia, mass formation in the breast, mastitis, abdominal pain due to retention of undigested food.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

1. its component limonene is an expectorant and antiasthmatic.2. its decoction relaxes the smooth muscle of intestines, stomach, gallbladder and uterus.