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title: "Chen Pi"
url: "https://books.drcassone.com/21/traditional-medicines-of-east-asia/435/chen-pi"
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 ![chen pi, citri reticulatae pericarpium.jpg](/u/chen-pi-citri-reticulatae-pericarpium-KPTUjO.jpg) 

# Chen Pi

### Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium

_acrid, bitter, warm, aromatic_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Regulate Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Digestive tract disorders
 - Abdominal distention
 - Bloating
 - Belching
 - Nausea
 - Vomiting
 - Loose stool
 - Reduced appetite
 - Thick greasy tongue coat
- Cough
- Fatigue

Chen Pi is acrid, bitter, aromatic, and warm. It enters the stomach,
lung, and spleen systems. Chen Pi is an important herb to treat
indigestion and to help relieve discomfort of taking herbs that are
cloying.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Gastrointestinal tract
 - IBS
 - Gastritis
 - Acid reflux
 - Diarrhea
 - Nausea
 - Vomiting
 - Lower bowel gas
- Cough
- Low blood pressure
- Joint pain
- Asthma
- Biliary congestion
- Mastitis

**Formulas:**
- Bai Zhu Shao Yao San
- Bao He Wan
- Bu Huan Jin Zheng Qi San
- Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
- Cang Fu Dao Tan Tang
- Chai Hu Shu Gan San
- Ge Hua Jie Cheng San
- Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang
- Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang
- Hou Po Wen Zhong Tang
- Hu Qian Wan
- Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang
- Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San
- Jian Pi Wan
- Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang
- Liu Jun Zi Tang
- Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Ping Wei San
- Qi Gong Wan
- Qing Fei Tang
- Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan
- Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang
- Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang
- Si Hai Shu Yu Wan
- Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang
- Tong Xie Yao Fang
- Wan Dai Tang
- Wei Ling Tang
- Wen Dan Tang
- Wu Ji San
- Wu Pi San
- Wu Ren Wan
- Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin
- Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang
- Xiang Sha Yang Wei Tang
- Xiang Su San
- Xing Su San
- Yi Gong San
- Yi Jia Jian Zheng Qi San
- Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin
- Zheng Qi Tian Xiang San
- Zhou Che Wan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Chen Pi to patients that
have cough due to yin or qi deficiency, do not use long term and
should be used cautiously when prescribing to patients with
patterns of heat from excess

**Zoo Image:** a beaver at a stop phlegm sign stepped in something cloying while
wearing an adjustable tube with phlegm on it while a qi ball walks by

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