Orange Peel is traditional used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for thousands of years, dried Citrus x sinensis peel has often been added to comprehensive, multi-herbal formulations, while also being used on its own. #

Dried orange peel has a concentrated orange flavor and is delightful in infusions, culinary dishes, and as an extract. Native to China, sweet orange is now cultivated in warm climates around the globe.

Orange peel is aromatic and bitter; it stimulates appetite and digestion and is found in many respiratory formulas.

Herbalists trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) have used mature mandarin orange peel, to improve digestion, relieve intestinal gas and bloating, and resolve phlegm. This peel acts primarily on the digestive and respiratory systems.

The little-known fact is that there are substantially more enzymes, flavonoids, and phyto-nutrients in the peel of the orange rather than the fruit. The peel is where all the essential components accumulate and they may be found in three main sections of the peel: the flavedo, albedo, and oil sacs.

Warning: Orange peel is contraindicated with fluid loss and excessive thirst. Use cautiously during pregnancy. Use only organic orange pel when making extracts.

Botanical name: Citrus sinensis, Citrus aurantium (LINN>), var. dulcis  #

Chinese Botanical name: chen pi or ju pi

—Physiological Character— Antigastric, Antihistaminic, Antispasmodic, Aromatic, Bitter, Carminative, Decongestant, Digestive, Digestive Tonic, Gastrostimulant, Orexigenic, Secretolytic.

 —Tradition— The cut peel is traditionally used as a tea, and the powdered peel is used to add a sweet, fizzy flavor to drinks. Many cosmetics call for peel in either cut form or as a powder. Its light flavor makes it easy to add into tea blends, and the peel can also be incorporated into jams, jellies, stir-fry dishes and many other culinary creations. 

—Energetics— Warming and drying

—Family— N.O. Rutaceae

— Synonyms— Citrus vulgaris. Citrus Bigaradia. Citrus aurantium amara. Bigaradier. Bigarade Orange. Bitter Orange. Seville Orange. (Sweet) Portugal Orange. China Orange. Citrus dulcis.

—Parts Used— Fruit, flowers, peel.

—Medicinal Action and Uses— The oil is used chiefly as a flavoring agent, but may be used in the same way as oil of turpentine in chronic bronchitis. It is non-irritant to the kidneys and pleasant to take. #

On the Continent an infusion of dried flowers is used as a mild nervous stimulant.

The powdered Bitter Orange peel should be dried. For flavoring, the sweet peel is better, and as a tonic, that of the Seville or Bigaradia is preferred. Orange peel can be used fresh.

A syrup and an elixir are used for flavoring, and a wine as a vehicle for medicines. The compound wine is too dangerous as an intoxicant, being mixed with absinthium, to be recommended as a tonic.

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