1, fresh orange peel and dried tangerine peel used in traditional Chinese medicine are not the same thing, and they have no efficacy. Soaking them in water may also have adverse effects on health.

2. After one year of storage, dried tangerine peel is dried tangerine peel, which has the function of promoting qi circulation and resolving phlegm. Patients with respiratory diseases with excessive qi stagnation and phlegm have therapeutic effects. As for the side effects, patients with qi deficiency should not use it, otherwise it will aggravate the symptoms. Fresh orange peel is best not to soak in water.

3, dried tangerine peel soaked in water can clear away heat and fire, and has the effect of clearing away heat, relieving cough and resolving phlegm. You can soak in water to drink, which is generally harmless, but it is best not to drink too much at a time to avoid excessive osmotic pressure.

Extended data orange peel, also called dried tangerine peel, as the name implies, refers to the peel peeled from oranges (dried 1 year or more, called dried tangerine peel). Chenpi, alias: orange peel, turtle old, red peel, yellow peel, wide orange peel, Xinhui peel, orange peel and wide orange peel. It is the mature peel of Rutaceae citrus and its cultivated varieties.

Reference materials? Baidu encyclopedia-orange peel