If you insist on soaking in water with dried tangerine peel, what benefits can your body gain? It works better with 6 things

Someone asked Xiao Jiu in the background: I have a stomach problem. Don't tell me that tangerine peel is good for the stomach. Recently, I often drink tangerine peel in water, but I didn't expect that the stomach problem is getting worse!

Some people also said that after eating tangerine peel, not only did the cough and phlegm not improve, but it became more and more uncomfortable.

Others asked, if a good tangerine peel is expensive, can it be replaced with orange peel, since the two things are essentially the same.

Xiaojiu’s colleagues also like to soak in water with dried tangerine peel. What’s so good about dried tangerine peel?

Orange peel is not equal to tangerine peel. First of all, I hope everyone can understand the difference between the two. Second, consuming orange peels can be risky. First, the orange peel is dirty, and there may be the risk of pesticide residues on the surface . If it is used to soak in water without treatment, it may lead to intestinal infection and diarrhea.

Second, for color, storage and preservation, the surface of orange peel is usually coated with a layer of edible wax . In addition, some farmers may add inferior pigments to the edible wax to make the surface of the oranges look more shiny, and drinking water soaked in orange peels may lead to heavy metal poisoning.

In the process of making tangerine peel, it generally needs to go through several steps such as opening the peel, turning the peel, drying the peel, and aging. Moreover, the selected orange peel is also of good quality. After being made into orange peel, the harmful substances such as pesticides on the surface of the orange peel will also be volatilized to a certain extent, reduced or even disappeared.

In addition, dried tangerine peel is basically stored for a long time before it can be eaten, so it is safer and more suitable for consumption.

2. Centennial tangerine peel wins gold, what's so good about tangerine peel?

Studies have found that tangerine peel contains volatile oil, hesperidin, tangerine peel, carotenoids, vitamin C, B vitamins and other nutrients, which can detoxify, moisten the intestines, promote the discharge of gastrointestinal toxins, and regulate gastrointestinal disorders.

In addition, tangerine peel has a certain relieving effect on abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms caused by stagnation of spleen and stomach qi.

"Grab some dried tangerine peels and soak them in water", which is also a way of keeping healthy for many people. Chen Pi has the same origin as medicine and food . According to "Compendium of Materia Medica", tangerine peel is "tonic with the same tonic, diarrhea with the same laxative, elevated with the same ascending medicine, and descended with the same descending medicine".

Moreover, the value of tangerine peel increases with the storage time, that is, the longer the storage time, the better the quality and efficacy. Basically, tangerine peel needs to be placed for at least 3 years before it can achieve better effects. The value of 10-year and 30-year-old dried tangerine peel is even more different!

So, what are the benefits of drinking tangerine peel in water?

·Relieves phlegm and relieves cough

Take tangerine peel, boil it into tangerine peel tea, then add a small amount of minced ginger and brown sugar, drink it while it's hot, it can relieve cough and dry dampness and resolve phlegm.

· Clear the intestines and stomach

Chenpi soaked in water can clear the intestines and stomach, promote qi and laxatives, and can help clean the intestines when combined with senna leaves.

· Digestion and bloating

Chinese medicine believes that dried tangerine peel has a hard taste and is warm in nature, and soaking dried tangerine peel in water can reduce swelling. At the same time, tangerine peel can also digest food. Boil tangerine peel and rice into porridge, which can relieve symptoms such as loss of appetite and indigestion after eating.

Eating tangerine peel alone is good, in addition, if it is paired with the following items, it will also have unexpected effects:

Chenpi + hawthorn: digestion and qi, the combination of the two is suitable for people with flatulence and stagnant water.

Chenpi + cinnamon: The combination of the two has a better effect of dispelling cold and activating blood, especially suitable for women such as menstrual dysmenorrhea and breast pain.

Chenpi + Ophiopogon japonicus: Ophiopogon japonicus moistens the lungs, tangerine peel dries dampness, relieves cough and resolves phlegm, and is suitable for people with persistent cough.

Of course, you can ask your doctor before drinking with the above combination.

3. Pay attention to the use of dried tangerine peel

Of course, although tangerine peel has a very good health effect, there are also some dietary taboos and precautions.

First of all, not everyone is suitable for eating tangerine peel . For people with poor spleen and stomach, such as abdominal distention, vomiting and diarrhea due to lack of food, or people with three high diseases of phlegm-damp internal resistance caused by loss of spleen-dampness in transportation and transformation, eating tangerine peel can strengthen qi and nourish the stomach, and has good health care. Effect.

However, due to the warmness of tangerine peel , it is not suitable for people who are prone to get angry due to stomach heat, hot cough, yellow and white phlegm, yin deficiency and qi deficiency , so as not to aggravate the symptoms.

Secondly, dried tangerine peel cannot be cooked directly . Because a lot of dust and impurities have accumulated on the surface of tangerine peel during production, transportation, and storage, it should be washed with clean water before eating, especially the aged tangerine peel, which needs to be brewed several times.

Finally, teach you how to choose high-quality dried tangerine peel. Although there is a saying that the older the tangerine peel, the better, but if it is to achieve clinical therapeutic effect, we can choose the tangerine peel that is about 3 years old to meet the demand, and we don’t have to blindly pursue the long-term high-priced tangerine peel.

When choosing, one should look at the color of tangerine peel. The color of tangerine peel with a short age is relatively close to that of fresh orange peel, mostly yellow or yellow-brown, while the color of tangerine peel with a long age is slightly darker, mostly brown or brown. Second, smell the smell of tangerine peel. The smell of tangerine peel with a short age is spicy and strong, and the smell of tangerine peel with a long age is mild and fresh. The third is to touch the texture of dried tangerine peel . Short-aged dried tangerine peel is not dry enough, it is moist and soft to the touch and even mildewed. Long-aged dried tangerine peel is hard, dry, crisp and easy to fold.

Chen Pi, will you eat it? Use the right health care, right or wrong hurt the body!

References

[1] "Emergency Reminder! Can fresh orange peel soak in water to relieve cough? You may be drinking pesticides". Popular Science China. 2018-12-24

[2] "Chen Pi and it are a "perfect match"! Drink in water often, strengthen the spleen and qi, enhance immunity, and have a good appetite". I am a big doctor official WeChat. 2021-07-09

[3] "One tael of tangerine peel and one tael of gold, where is the price of tangerine peel? Can't you dry your own orange peel? 》 . China Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 2021-10-25

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