Green Tangerine Peel Classic Formulas … Natural Herb Library

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Spreads Liver Qi and breaks stagnant Qi - Qing Pi is classically used for pronounced Liver constraint with distending hypochondriac pain, breast tenderness, mood frustration, or wiry excess patterns.
Dissipates clumps and reduces focal distention - traditional indications include breast lumps, hernia-type pain, epigastric masses, and fixed distention caused by constrained or knotted Qi.
Transforms food stagnation and relieves abdominal fullness - it is stronger and more dispersing than Chen Pi and is chosen when food retention and Qi blockage are more stubborn.

Tian Tai Wu Yao San - Qing Pi helps move Liver Qi and relieve severe lower-abdominal or hernia-type pain.
Qing Pi San - a classic naming formula that highlights the herb's role in dispersing constrained Qi and reducing distending pain.
Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan - Qing Pi contributes to stronger movement of intestinal and middle-burner stagnation when fullness and obstruction are prominent.

Me & Qi and standard herb references describe Qing Pi as bitter, acrid, and warm, entering the Liver, Gallbladder, and Stomach to spread Liver Qi, break stagnant Qi, and dissipate clumps.
Traditional processing notes distinguish Ge Qing Pi and Si Hua Qing Pi by harvest form, reflecting that immature-peel specifications are not perfectly interchangeable.
Compared with Chen Pi, Qing Pi is harsher and more dispersing, so it is favored in excess Qi stagnation rather than in simple damp-phlegm or gentle digestive support.