qing pi  青皮

Edited by: Joe Hing kwok Chu

A manuscript... writing and translation in progress

Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕	Citri Reticulatae Viride Pericarpium
Botanical name: 學名﹕	Citrus reticulata Blanco C. tangeriana Hort. et Tanaka C. erythrosa Tanaka
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕	Jyohi
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕	chongpi
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕	cing6 pei4
Other Names: 別名﹕
Common Name: 英文名﹕	immature or green tangerine peel,
Distribution: 產地﹕
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕	bitter, acrid, warm. 味苦辛，性溫。
Channels (meridians) entered:   歸經﹕	gallbladder, liver, stomach 胆，肝，胃。
Medical functions: 藥理﹕
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕	pain in the liver area due to chronic hepatitis, flatulence, weak digestion, pain in solar plexus, breast cancer, tuberculosis in breasts. 胸脅痛脹，慢性肝炎之肝區痛。氣鬱脹痛，消化不良，胃脘痞痛，乳癰，乳房結核。
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕
Dosage: 用量﹕	10  to 20 g. Concentrated extract: 05 g to 2 g. 10～20 克；濃縮中藥：0.5～2 克
Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕	Sequela of stroke, qi stagnation in meridian type Syndrome: paralysis of limbs or face, fullness in chest and rib area, frequent sighing, fullness in abdomen area, pink tongue with thin white fur, stringy pulse. Prescription: ba wei sun qi san ren shen, bai zhu, bai zhi, wu yao, qing pi 10 g each, fu ling, chen pi 15 g each, gan cao 8 g. Make into decoction and use as tea. 中風後遺症﹐氣滯經絡型 症狀：肢體癱瘓或口眼彎斜，胸脅脹滿，嘆息為快，脘腹滿悶，舌質淡紅，舌苔薄白，脈弦。 處方：八味順氣散(世醫得效方) 人參、白朮、白芷、烏藥、青皮各10 g，茯苓、陳皮各15 g，甘草8 g。
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕	use caution in case of qixu (qi deficient) 氣虛 者小心應用。