Qing Pi
Citri reticulatae viride Pericarpium
acrid, bitter, warm
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Regulate Qi
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Abdominal distention
- Chest pain
- Hypochondriac pain
- Bulging disorders
- Stagnation
- Food stagnation
- Blood stagnation
Qing Pi is bitter, acrid, and warm. It enters the liver, stomach, and gallbladder systems and is especially useful in treating liver qi stagnation related pathologies such as herniation, hypochondriac pain, and liver overacting on digestion patterns. It treats blood stagnation that has been produced by severe stagnation of qi.
Channels: liver, stomach, gallbladder
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Angina pain
- Stomachache
- Difficulty in lactation
- Herniation
- Splenomegaly
- Hepatitis
Formulas:
- Ge Hua Jie Cheng San
- Hao Zao Yu Hu Tang
- Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Qing Zao Run Chang Tang
- Shu Gan Tang
- Tian Tai Wu Yao San
- Xia Ru Yong Quan San
- Zhou Che Wan
Contraindications: Qing Pi strongly moves the qi and should be prescribed cautiously to patients with patterns of qi deficiency
Zoo Image: a beaver with a music note on his belly is hitting the liver qi bell with a hamburger hammer