In the eyes of many, health preservation is a complex, difficult, time-consuming, expensive, and mentally taxing subject. But in the eyes of experts, this knowledge can be broken down into simple parts. As long as one is willing to learn, it can be practiced anytime and anywhere in daily life.
Right now is the season for tangerines to be on the market. Tangerines are loved by people for their golden, vibrant, and beautiful peels, and their sweet and sour flesh. After eating tangerines, most people throw away the peels, which is a real pity. In fact, tangerine peel is a traditional Chinese medicine called "Chen Pi." It is pungent with a slight bitterness, its nature is warm, and it acts on the spleen and lung meridians. It has the effects of regulating qi, harmonizing the middle jiao, and drying dampness to resolve phlegm. In addition to being used as medicine, tangerine peel can also be used to make various medicinal cuisine to treat symptoms such as qi stagnation in the spleen and stomach, abdominal fullness, vomiting, or chest tightness, loss of appetite, and loose stools caused by dampness obstructing the middle jiao. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" states: "Tangerine peel, its bitterness can purge and dry, its pungency can disperse, and its warmth can harmonize. Its treatment of various diseases always stems from its function of regulating qi and drying dampness."
You might as well try a few of these simple tips or medicinal meals for preventing and treating diseases using Chen Pi:
1. Tangerine and Clove Tea for treating cold stomach, stomach pain, and hiccups due to stomach cold
Method: Use 3 grams of tangerine peel and 3 grams of cloves. Decoct in water and drink as tea. It has the effects of regulating qi, dispelling cold, and relieving pain.
2. Tangerine Peel Tea for treating food stagnation causing bloating or qi stagnation causing stomach pain
Method: Use half a fresh tangerine peel or 3 grams of dried tangerine peel, shred it, and steep it in boiling water to drink as tea. It can both move qi to relieve pain and regulate qi to reduce bloating.
3. Tangerine Peel and Red Tangerine Peel Congee for treating cough with cold phlegm
Method: Red Tangerine Peel is the outer red part of the tangerine peel, and its effect of transforming phlegm and stopping cough is stronger. It is "specifically for lung-cold cough with excessive phlegm" and is quite suitable for bronchitis with a cough, excessive phlegm, and white phlegm. For those with wind-cold cough and excessive white phlegm, you can add 5-10 grams of Red Tangerine Peel when congee is cooking. It is not only fragrant and delicious but can also transform phlegm and stop cough.
4. Tangerine Peel and Ginger Tea
Method: Take 1 tangerine peel, 5 slices of ginger, and an appropriate amount of brown sugar. Decoct in water and drink as tea. It has the effects of releasing the exterior to dispel cold, regulating qi, and transforming phlegm.
5. Tangerine Peel and Ginger Tea for treating vomiting due to stomach cold
Method: Use 1 tangerine peel and 3-6 slices of ginger. Decoct in water and drink as tea. It has the effect of regulating qi and harmonizing the stomach.
In addition, tangerine peel can also be used to sober up, prevent motion sickness and vomiting, prevent and treat hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and more. It can be made into preserved fruits, steeped into tangerine peel wine, or processed into nine-times-dried tangerine peel. It is delicious, convenient, and can prevent and treat diseases.