Chen Pi Granules, Single 1g Packet

SKU	TCM217-S
Brand	TCM Zone Single Herb Granule - Single Packet
Unit Size	Single 1g Packet
Potency	5:1 extract granules
Taste	Acrid, bitter - Bensky
Properties	Warm, Aromatic - Bensky
Contraindications	Use with caution in those with heat from excess, and is unsuitable for dry coughs due to qi or yin deficiency. Long term use can injure the primal qi.
Chinese Symptomology	epigstric or abdominal distention, fullness, bloating, belching, and nausea and vomiting; phlegm-damp cough with a stifling sensation in the chest and/or diaphragm, copious, viscous sputum; A stifling sensation in the chest, abdominal distentioni, loss of appetite, fatigue, loose stools - Bensky
Western Symptomology	epigastric or abdominal distention, fullness, bloating, belching, nausea and vomiting; Phlegm-damp cough with a stifling sensation in the chest and/or diaphragm, and copious, viscous sputum; A stifling sensation in the chest, abdominal distention
Actions	Regulates the Qi, adjusts the middle, and relieves the diaphragm; Dries dampness and transforms phlegm; Helps prevent stagnation
Pattern	Spleen or Stomach stagnant qi; phlegm-damp cough; Damp turbidity obstructing the middle
Channels Entered	Lung; Spleen; Stomach
Chinese name	Chen Pi Granules
English name	Citrus Reticulata

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Description	Excerpted from Bensky: Chinse Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed Regulates the qi, adjusts the middle, and relieves the diaphragm: for Spleen or Stomach stagnant qi patterns with such symptoms as epigastric or abdominal distention, fullness, bloating, belching, and nausea and vomiting. this herb promotes the movement of qi in general while specifically directing it downward. It is therefore commonly used in treating many different types of nausea and vomiting.* Dries dampness and transforms phlegm: an important herb for phlegm-damp coughs with a stifling sensation in the chest and/or diaphragm, and copious, viscous sputum. Also used for damp turbidity obstructing the middle with a stifling sensation in the chest, abdominal distention, loss of appetite, fatigue, loose stools, and a thick, greasy tongue coating. An important qi-level herb for both the Spleen and Lung channels, it is especially appropriate for disorders involving both channels.* Helps prevent stagnation: used with tonifying herbs to prevent their cloying nature from causing stagnation.*
Ingredients	Chen Pi - Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium