Exocarpium Citri Grandis is a valuable Chinese herbal medicine, which has the functions of dispelling cold, removing dampness, invigorating qi, relieving cough, invigorating spleen and promoting digestion, and is known as "Southern Ginseng". As early as the Southern Song Dynasty, Huazhou began to plant exocarpium Citri Grandis, which became a court tribute in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Its preparations and handicrafts were once very popular, and it was one of the "Four Southern Medicines in China" and "Ten Guangzhou Medicines".

Efficacy and indications of exocarpium citri grandis

In traditional Chinese medicine, exocarpium Citri Grandis takes the red part of the outer layer of the peel as the medicinal part. Traditional Chinese medicine thinks that it tastes warm and bitter, and has the effects of resolving phlegm and benefiting qi, soothing the middle energizer and dispersing stagnation. It is mainly used for treating cough due to wind-cold, nausea and vomiting, chest tightness and pain in clinic.

The efficacy of orange peel is also recorded in Medicine Meaning:

Orange, pungent can disperse the knot, bitter can go straight down, and qi needs medicine. It is necessary to regulate qi for treating phlegm, and regulating qi is helpful to self-healing of phlegm, so it is better than other phlegm drugs for treating lung and spleen diseases.

Soaking oranges in water is good for your health.

1. relieving cough and resolving phlegm

Coughing cough and resolving phlegm is the most prominent effect of exocarpium citri grandis, which is mainly effective for cough caused by wind-cold in clinic. People with wind-heat cough should not use exocarpium Citri Grandis.

2. Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory

Studies show that limonene is the main component of Citrus grandis, accounting for more than 37%. Lemonene is a component with bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects, which can improve patients with chronic bronchitis and emphysema in clinic.

3. Eliminating food stagnation and stopping vomiting

Exocarpium Citri Grandis has the effect of soothing the middle energizer and benefiting qi, which is helpful to the digestion of the stomach, so it can relieve the digestive pressure of the stomach and is suitable for drinking after meals.