Condition
Treatment Support
digestive tonic
Application
tea
Tangerine Peel
(Citrus reticulata)
Botanical Information
A small, spiny tree with slender branches, narrow leaflets, fragrant white flowers, and clustered yellow to orange fruits from the Citrus family.
Working with Tangerine Peel
Part(s) Used
Peel
Herb Forms
Tincture, bulk herb.
Tangerine works to strengthen digestion, increase the appetite, and alleviate vomiting. It also acts as an expectorant and antitussive and is beneficial to the lungs. Tangerine peel is one of the most important and widely used among Chinese herbs. The herb contains small amounts of the alkaloid synephrine, a nervous system stimulant, bronchodilator, and mucus-drying agent.
Tangerine Peel has a taste of BITTER, ACRID and a temperature of WARM.
Cautions
None known.
Conditions treated with Tangerine Peel
Condition
Treatment Support
Application
Condition
Treatment Support
anti-nauseant
Application
tea
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