Chen Pi

Sung KS, Wu SH, Chen PI (2002) Eacile two-pot syntheses of novel alternating benzene/ imidazole systems. Tetrahedron 58 5599-5602... 

Citrus reticulata Blanco C. reticulata Blanco, var. chachiensis Jiu Hong, Chen Pi (Orange) (external layer of pericarp) Citral, geraniol, linalool, methylanthranilate, stachydrine, putrescine, apyrocatechol, naringin, poncirin, hesperidin, neohespiridin, nobiletin.33 Expectorant, antitussive, treat indigestion, an antiemetic agent. 

Chen Pi (Citri reticulatae pericarpium) and Zhi Ke (Aurantii fructus)... 

Chen Pi is pungent, bitter and slightly warm. It enters the Stomach and Spleen meridians and is effective in regulating the Qi of these organs. Its aromatic smell can stimulate the Spleen, transform dampness and soothe the Stomach-Qi. It is often used in an exterior condition if there are symptoms such as distension and pain in the abdomen, reduced appetite, fullness in the stomach, nausea and vomiting. 

Poor appetite use Zi Su Ye [Perillae folium), Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis rhizoma recens) and Chen Pi [Citri reticulatae pericarpium) to soothe the Stomach-Qi and improve the appetite. 

Qing Pi, Chen Pi, Bing Lang and Mu Xiang are assistants in the formula. They help the chief and deputy herbs to activate the Qi movement in order to accelerate the water movement in the body. 

These herbs are pungent in nature and enter the Lung and Stomach meridians. They can promote the Qi movement and remove the dampness and phlegm. The difference between them is that Chen Pi is warm and Zhi Ke is cold in temperature thus they can be selected separately depending on treatment need. 

Ban Xia is pungent and warm, and enters the Spleen and Stomach meridians. It can soothe the Stomach-Qi and eliminate phlegm. Chen Pi is pungent, bitter and warm, and enters the Spleen and Lung meridians. It can regulate the Qi and remove phlegm. 

In the condition of Spleen-Yang deficiency, Chen Pi can be used as an assistant to regulate the Qi that is disturbed in the Middle-Jiao and improve the transportation and transformation of food and drinks in the body. 

These herbs are all pungent and warm. They can effectively promote the Qi movement to enhance the ability of the chief herbs in eliminating dampness. Chen Pi principally regulates the Qi in the Middle-Jiao Mu Xiang regulates the Qi of the Liver and Large Intestine Sha Ren regulates the Spleen and intestines Da Fu Pi moves both Qi and water in the entire abdomen. 

Chen Pi is used as an assistant. It is also pungent, warm and bitter, but is gentler than the first two herbs. It is used particularly to regulate the Qi of the Middle-Jiao, promote digestion and remove food accumulation, a common accompanying condition with dampness accumulation in the Middle-Jiao. 

Hou Po, Chen Pi and Zi Su Ye enhance the function of Huo Xiang to eliminate damp-cold in the Middle-Jiao and harmonize the Qi. 

Ban Xia and Chen Pi are often used to regulate the Qi in the upper abdomen and reduce Qi stagnation, thus accelerating the transformation and transportation of food and drink in the Middle-Jiao. They can soothe the Stomach-Qi and treat nausea and fullness of the stomach. 

Chen Pi and Ban Xia serve as deputies. They soothe the Stomach-Qi, promote digestion and improve appetite, thus enhancing the ability of the chief herbs and treating Qi stagnation caused by food accumulation. 

Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae radix) 22.5 g Chen Pi (Citri reticulatae pericarpium) 30 g Sha Ren (Amomi xanthioidis fructus) 30 g Jiu Zhi Huang Lian (wine-fried Coptidis rhizoma)... 

Mu Xiang, Chen Pi and Sha Ren are able to reduce food accumulation through activating the Qi movement in the Stomach and Large Intestine. They can also reduce the cloying and heavy nature of the tonifying herbs. 

Ban Xia (Pinelliae rhizom ), Ju Hong fCitri erythrocarpae pars rubra epicarpiij and Chen Pi fCitri reticulatae pericarpiumj... 

Ban Xia, Ju Hong and Chen Pi are the most commonly used herbs to treat damp-phlegm no matter... 

Chen Pi is tangerine peel that has been dried and stored for more than a year. Its pungent and warm nature decreases with time, but it is excellent to move the Qi. It enters the Stomach and Spleen meridians. In the formula for removing phlegm, it is often selected to enhance the ability of Ban Xia to dry and eliminate phlegm. Its aromatic smell can soothe the Stomach-Qi and stimulate the Spleen to transform dampness. 

Chen Pi, Mu Xiang and Sha Ren are all aromatic herbs and warm in nature. They can promote digestion and Qi movement and reduce distension. Chen Pi is particularly selected for treating Qi obstruction in the Stomach Mu Xiang is for stagnation in the intestines and Liver and Sha Ren is for Qi obstruction in the Large Intestine. 

Chen Pi (Citri reticulatae pericarpium) 30 g Fu Ling (Poria) 30 g Xing Ren [Armeniacae semen) 30 g Ban Xia (Pinelliae rhizoma) 45 g... 

The pungent and warm Sheng Jiang Zhi, Ban Xia and Chen Pi can transform phlegm Chuan Bei Mu can break up phlegm accumulation. 

Chen Pi and Qing Pi promote the Qi movement of the Spleen and Liver respectively. 

Chen Pi fCitri reticulatae pericarpiumj, Zhi Ke (Aurantii fructusj and Zhi Shi (Aurantii fructus immaturus)... 

Zhi Ke has a similar function to Chen Pi but it is cold in nature and its function of regulating the Qi is gentler and slower. It moves horizontally in the Upper- and Middle-Jiao. In a formula that treats Liver-Qi stagnation with slight Liver-heat, Zhi Ke is very often used to open up the Qi obstruction in the chest, stomach and hypochondria to reduce fullness and distension. 

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