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The dried immature fruit or unripe pericarp of Citrus reticulata and its cultivars (Rutaceae). Enters the Liver, Gallbladder, and Stomach channels. Pungent, bitter, and warm, it is more potent than chen pi (the mature peel): chen pi tends upward and regulates the Spleen and Lung, while qing pi tends downward and breaks through Liver and Gallbladder qi. It is the key herb for coursing the Liver, breaking up qi, and dispersing food accumulation.
破气消积之力强
引药入肝，增强疏肝止痛之功
煎服3–10g。醋炙止痛力增强，多用于肝郁胁痛。
Reference range for non-pregnant adults. Not a personalized prescription. Pregnancy, lactation, and pediatric use require specialist supervision.
Protective guidance only — when to avoid or use with caution. This block deliberately omits pregnancy, lactation, and pediatric dosing: any such use must be managed by a qualified TCM practitioner or appropriate specialist.
气虚者慎用。阴虚火旺、无气滞者不宜。汗多者不宜。
本品性较峻烈，有破气耗气之虞，气虚及汗多者慎用。与陈皮同出一物，陈皮为成熟果皮，理气健脾缓和；青皮为幼果或未成熟果皮，破气散结峻烈，临证应区别使用。
青皮大能发汗，有汗及气虚人不可用。陈皮浮而升入脾、肺治高；青皮沉而降入肝、胆治低。
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author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
title = {Qīng Pí 青皮 (Green Tangerine Peel) — Citri Reticulatae Viride Pericarpium},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/herbs/qing-pi},
urldate = {2026-04-17},
note = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}© Bencaodian Editorial · Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
青皮为未成熟橘的果皮，含辛弗林、橙皮苷及挥发油，现代研究显示促胃肠动力、利胆与升压作用，与传统疏肝破气、消积化滞之功相符。
Unripe tangerine peel contains synephrine, hesperidin, and limonene-rich volatile oil, with reported prokinetic, choleretic, and pressor effects that parallel its traditional liver-soothing and qi-breaking use.
《中药学》（Bensky）强调青皮破气力强，气虚者慎用。
Bensky cautions that Qing Pi strongly breaks qi and should be used carefully in qi-deficient patients.
Chen & Chen 记载辛弗林对心血管具轻度兴奋作用，使用含青皮制剂应关注高血压患者。
Chen & Chen note that synephrine has mild cardiovascular stimulant activity; hypertensive patients should be monitored when using Qing Pi preparations.
This section is provided for academic reference only and does not constitute medical advice.