Chenpi

	Chenpi
	Chenpi drying in the sun in Hong Kong
Traditional Chinese	陳皮
Simplified Chinese	陈皮
Literal meaning	aged peel
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	chénpí
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	can4 pei4

Plant as used in Chinese herbology (crude medicine)

Chenpi or chen pi (Chinese: 陈皮, pinyin: chénpí) is sun-dried tangerine (mandarin) peel used as a traditional seasoning in Chinese cooking and traditional medicine. They are aged by storing them dry. They have a pungent and bitter taste.

Cuisine

Some tong sui desserts such as red bean soup will use this occasionally.

Chenpi is used to make the Hunanese dish Orange Chicken.^[1]

Medicine

Chenpi is a common ingredient in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

In traditional Chinese medicine, the dried peel of the fruit is used in the regulation of ch'i, and also used to treat abdominal distension, to enhance digestion, and to reduce phlegm.^[2] Mandarins have also been used in ayurveda (traditional medicine of India).^[3]^{[verification needed]}^{[unreliable medical source?]}

References

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↑ Yeung. Him-Che. Handbook of Chinese Herbs and Formulas. 1985. Los Angeles: Institute of Chinese Medicine.
↑ Chopra, R. N.; Nayar, S. L.; Chopra, I. C. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants. 1986. New Delhi: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

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[2] Yeung. Him-Che. Handbook of Chinese Herbs and Formulas. 1985. Los Angeles: Institute of Chinese Medicine.

[3] Chopra, R. N.; Nayar, S. L.; Chopra, I. C. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants. 1986. New Delhi: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

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