Tangerine Peel (Orombo Wewe)
Citrus reticulata
About Tangerine Peel (Orombo Wewe)
Tangerine Peel (Orombo Wewe) (Citrus reticulata) is a herb used in the Yoruba & West African Medicine tradition to help with Digestive Issues, Nausea, Liver Support, and Respiratory Issues. The peel / rind is the part traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
A mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata), often simply called mandarin, is a small, rounded citrus tree fruit. Treated as a distinct species of orange, it is usually eaten plain or in fruit salads. The mandarin is small and oblate, unlike the roughly spherical sweet orange (which is a mandarin-pomelo hybrid). The taste is sweeter and stronger than the common orange. A ripe mandarin orange is firm to slightly soft, heavy for its size, and pebbly-skinned. The peel...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist