Medicinal efficacy and function of aged tangerine peel

Old tangerine peel, Chinese medicine name. It is the dry and mature peel of Rutaceae citrus and its cultivated varieties. So what is the effect of aged tangerine peel? Next, let me take you to know.

Efficacy of aged tangerine peel

1, tangerine peel is helpful for digestion, because tangerine peel contains limonoids, which are mild in taste and easily soluble in water. In addition, dried tangerine peel contains volatile oil, hesperidin, vitamins B and C, etc. The volatile oil contained in it has a mild stimulating effect on gastrointestinal tract, which can promote the secretion of digestive juice, eliminate intestinal gas accumulation and increase appetite.

2. The bitter taste of dried tangerine peel can be coordinated with other tastes, so it can improve the taste when used for cooking, which not only removes the fishy smell of fish, but also makes the dish particularly delicious; In preserved fruit and food, Xinhui Pei-Mui Chan, Chenpi duck and Chenpi wine have their own characteristics in color, aroma and taste. In addition, making desserts such as mung bean paste and red bean porridge, if you add a little dried tangerine peel, the taste is particularly fragrant.

3, dried tangerine peel is also a commonly used Chinese medicine, with a hard and warm taste, and has the effects of strengthening the spleen, eliminating dampness and resolving phlegm, relieving boredom and leaving fragrance, reducing adverse reactions and stopping vomiting. Traditional Chinese medicine's Chenpi Banxia Decoction and Erchen Decoction mainly rely on Chenpi to treat diseases. Chinese patent medicines with dried tangerine peel as the main component, such as dried tangerine peel of Fritillaria cirrhosa, dried tangerine peel of snake gall, dried tangerine peel of licorice, dried tangerine peel paste and dried tangerine peel powder, are all good medicines for resolving phlegm, relieving qi and strengthening stomach. It is suitable for people with epigastric fullness, dyspepsia, loss of appetite and cough with excessive phlegm.

4. Modern research also believes that the volatile oil from orange peel has the functions of eliminating phlegm and dilating bronchi, slightly stimulating gastrointestinal smooth muscle, promoting the secretion of digestive juice and eliminating intestinal pneumatosis. Methyl hesperidin can increase coronary artery flow, reduce coronary artery resistance, and reduce blood pressure and heart rate. Hesperidin can lower cholesterol and inhibit experimental ulcer. Reduce capillary permeability. Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae can inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus.

5, used for chest and abdominal distension. Orange peel powder is good at regulating qi and can enter the spleen and lungs, so it can not only spread the lung and suppress qi, but also promote qi. Used for stagnation of lung qi, fullness of chest and diaphragm, qi stagnation of spleen and stomach, abdominal distension, etc. It is often used with Radix Aucklandiae and Fructus Aurantii.

6. Used for damp obstruction of middle energizer, abdominal distension, diarrhea in loose stool, excessive phlegm and cough. Orange peel tastes bitter, warm and dry, and can strengthen the spleen and promote qi. Therefore, it is often used for dampness blocking middle energizer, abdominal distension, loose stool greasy fur and other diseases. It can be used with Rhizoma Atractylodis and Cortex Magnolia Officinalis. Good at eliminating dampness and resolving phlegm. It is often used as an important drug to treat lung obstruction due to dampness and cough due to excessive phlegm. It is used with Pinellia ternata and Poria.

7, used for spleen deficiency diet reduction, indigestion, and nausea and vomiting. The product has the effects of eliminating dampness, invigorating spleen and stimulating appetite, and is suitable for spleen and stomach weakness, anorexia, dyspepsia and diarrhea. It is often used with Ginseng, Atractylodis Macrocephala and Poria. Because it can not only strengthen the spleen, but also regulate qi, it is often used as an assistant for invigorating qi, which can replenish without stagnation and prevent stagnation and abdominal distension. In addition, orange peel can be combined with ginger to treat gastric loss and depression, nausea and vomiting. If the stomach is cold and vomits, it can be used with ginger. For vomiting due to stomach heat, it can be combined with Zhu Ru and Huang.

Generally speaking, dried tangerine peel has three functions, one is to guide cold evil in the chest, the other is to break qi stagnation, and the third is to benefit the spleen and stomach. Among these three functions, the main function is strengthening the spleen and regulating the stomach. However, it should be noted that people suffering from dryness due to qi deficiency, dryness due to yin deficiency, cough due to vomiting blood and excessive internal heat should use dried tangerine peel with caution.

The price of old tangerine peel

The average market price of dried tangerine peel is around 5-7 yuan/kg.

Selection method of aged tangerine peel

1, touch hard or soft

The shorter the year, the softer Chen Pipi is, because the tangerine peel with a short year also contains a lot of fructose and water, so it is easy to get wet and soften. The longer the age, the harder the skin feels and the easier it is to break. Good dried tangerine peel has a crisp surface and is easily broken when folded by hand. The surface is very dry without any moisture.

2. Look at this color

The inner surface of tangerine peel with short years is white and yellow-white. The outer surface is bright red and dark red. The inner surface of aged orange peel is red or brownish red, and the outer surface is brown or black. A good orange peel is bright in color, that is, yellow-brown and slightly yellow. If the color is too yellow or too bright, such orange peel is generally not good.

Step 3 smell it

Dried tangerine peel generally has three smells: old, fragrant and alcohol. If stored for 3~8 years, the smell is pungent, sour and sweet; 9 to 20 years old tangerine peel smells fragrant, refreshing and pleasant, without sour taste; Chenpi aged 20 to 40 smells pure, sweet and mellow; More than 50 years old tangerine peel is more precious. You can pick up a piece of dried tangerine peel at will, look at it and smell it. It is old and detached, extraordinary and free from vulgarity.

Step 4 taste it

The younger tangerine peel tastes bitter, sour and astringent, while the older tangerine peel tastes sweet, mellow and stale. Characteristics of high-quality dried tangerine peel: 1. Must be authentic Guangdong origin, featured Xinhui Chenpi. 2. The older the dried tangerine peel, the more fragrant it is. Generally, 2-3 years old tangerine peel is the best. 3, orange fragrance is the most obvious.

Preservation method of aged tangerine peel

Chenpi, the longer the color, the redder the better. The selection of dried tangerine peel must be every other year. The longer the better. Only after a long time can it be called dried tangerine peel. If you make your own dried tangerine peel, you must pay attention to storage, because it will be moldy if it is not stored well, and moldy dried tangerine peel cannot be used.