What are the efficacy and effects of traditional Chinese medicine tangerine peel bubble water? Soak in water with what?

Now it is the season to eat oranges. People usually throw away the orange peel casually, but they don't know that the orange peel is dried or dried is a traditional Chinese medicine-tangerine peel, which is also a very affordable health-preserving medicine. what are the efficacy and effects of drinking tangerine peel in water? Soak in water with what?

A brief introduction to tangerine peel

It is often said in traditional Chinese medicine that "tangerine peel is a hundred-year-old peel, thousand-year-old peel". Tangerine peel (tangerine peel) is divided into "tangerine peel" and "tangerine peel", which is obtained by drying or drying the mature orange peel. The longer the tangerine peel is kept, the better, so it is called "tangerine peel". Tangerine peel is an important Chinese herbal medicine and can also be used as cooking seasoning and making snacks. When the fruit is ripe from October to December, the fruit is often peeled into 3 to 4 peels, 1 to 4 mm thick, dry in the shade or ventilated, orange or brown on the outer surface, yellowish white on the inside, with tendon-like fiber tube bundles, fragrant smell and sweet taste. Transparent and clear.

Second, the main components of tangerine peel

Tangerine peel has been soaked in water for a long time, and a kind of tangerine peel tea culture has been formed in Lingnan area. what are the ingredients of tangerine peel drunk in water? See the following table for details:

Volatile oil

Volatile oil is an important active substance in tangerine peel, with a content of 1.9% Mel 3.5%. The main components of volatile oil in tangerine peel are D-limonene, citral, as well as chuanpiperidone, hesperidin, inositol, vitamin BX and so on.

Flavonoids

Tangerine peel mainly includes flavonoids, flavanones, hesperidin, neohesperidin, naringin, rutin, polymethoxy flavonoids and so on.

Orange peel alkaloid

The main component of the alkaloid in tangerine peel is synephrine, and the content is 0.240% Mel 0.636%.

Tangerine peel polysaccharide

The content of polysaccharides in tangerine peel is about 6.01%.

trace element

Tangerine peel contains selenium, molybdenum and so on, and others include inositol, vitamin B1, vitamin C, pectin and so on.

Third, the efficacy and function of tangerine peel soaking water.

Once you know the main ingredients of tangerine peel, you will understand the efficacy and function of tangerine peel. If you want to give full play to the efficacy of tangerine peel in water, you can fully integrate the effective ingredients of tangerine peel into water by boiling, decocting and soaking. The efficacy and function of tangerine peel in drinking water mainly have the following six points:

1. Tangerine peel bubble water has the effect of relieving cough and resolving phlegm and invigorating spleen and stomach: according to TCM records, tangerine peel tastes bitter, pungent and warm; it returns to the meridians of the lung and spleen, and the nutrients such as carotene, vitamin C and vitamin B in tangerine peel help to strengthen the spleen and stomach, so it plays an auxiliary role in dredging the spleen and stomach and resolving phlegm and dampness.

2. Tangerine peel bubble water has the effect of rational qi and dampness: tangerine powder passes through the temperature, belongs to the lung and spleen meridians, and has a fragrant smell, so it has a certain auxiliary effect on stagnation of spleen and stomach, fullness of spleen and stomach, abdominal distension and so on.

3. Tangerine peel soaking water helps to relieve indigestion: tangerine peel contains volatile oil, hesperidin, vitamin B, vitamin C and other ingredients. The volatile oil it contains has a mild stimulating effect on the gastrointestinal tract and can eliminate symptoms such as indigestion and loss of appetite. Dried tangerine peel and red dates can be brewed together with boiling water.

4. Tangerine peel bubble water has the function of beauty and detoxification: tangerine peel is rich in vitamin C and essential oil. drinking tangerine peel water can not only eliminate toxins in the body, but also promote the circulation of the body, thus making the skin better and better.

5. Tangerine peel has the function of tonifying qi by soaking water: tangerine peel can not only invigorate the spleen, but also regulate qi, so it is often used as a tonic, which can be used as a tonic without stagnation, and can prevent choking and distension.

6. Tangerine peel bubble water has the effect of eliminating nausea and vomiting: tangerine peel can be in harmony, can treat stomach disharmony, nausea and vomiting, and can be used with ginger if stomach cold and vomiting.

Fourth, what does tangerine peel drink in water with?

1. Tangerine peel + jujube = soothing liver and regulating qi, invigorating spleen and stomach

Methods: take 5g tangerine peel and 1 jujube, put tangerine peel and jujube into the cup, add boiling water, cover the cup, soak for about 15 minutes and drink.

2. Tangerine peel + brown sugar = promoting digestion, invigorating stomach and digestion, relieving cough and resolving phlegm

Methods: with 10g tangerine peel and appropriate amount of brown sugar, wash the tangerine peel, put it into a cup, add boiling water and soak for about 15 minutes, then filter the juice, and finally add brown sugar and mix it well to drink. This method is suitable for people with fullness of chest and abdomen, loss of appetite, indigestion, vomiting and coughing sputum.

Note: Qi deficiency dryness, Yin deficiency dryness cough and body fire are not suitable to drink, so as not to aggravate the heat in the body.

3. Tangerine peel + snow pear = regulating qi and invigorating spleen, dryness and dampness and resolving phlegm

Methods: a Sydney, tangerine peel 10g, japonica rice 100g, the right amount of rock sugar, Sydney washed, enucleated, cut, japonica rice, tangerine peel rinse clean, together into the pot, add the right amount of water, wait for porridge to be cooked, and finally can add the right amount of rock sugar to mix well can be eaten. This method is suitable for people with colds and coughs with more phlegm.

Note: do not drink water immediately after eating porridge, so as not to cause diarrhea.

4. Tangerine peel + Chinese wolfberry = moistening throat and protecting voice

Methods: 10g tangerine peel, 10 Lycium barbarum, appropriate amount of rock sugar or honey, wash the tangerine peel and Chinese wolfberry, then put into the cup, pour the right amount of boiling water, soak for 5 minutes, and finally add the right amount of rock sugar or honey. This method is suitable for people who have a bad voice and talk for a long time.

5. Tangerine peel + liquor = clearing lung and resolving phlegm

Methods: 50g tangerine peel and liquor 500ml, soak tangerine peel and liquor together, seal it, and drink it in about three weeks. The longer the tangerine peel is soaked, not only the efficacy can be increased, but also the wine will become more and more delicious.

Note: drink the right amount of tangerine peel wine, it is best to drink a small glass at a time, three times a day in the morning, noon and evening is enough.

6. Tangerine peel + Hawthorn = reduce uric acid, smooth qi and strengthen stomach

Methods: fresh Hawthorn 50g, tangerine peel 10g, proper amount of rock sugar, wash tangerine peel, cut Hawthorn into small pieces, wait for water to boil, put in tangerine peel and Hawthorn, boil and turn to low heat to boil for 15 minutes, finally add appropriate amount of rock sugar, stir evenly and drink.

5. How to choose tangerine peel?

As a traditional traditional Chinese medicine, tangerine peel has obvious effects on regulating qi and invigorating the spleen, dryness and dampness, resolving phlegm, and stopping vomiting, and the longer the tangerine peel is, the better the efficacy will be. the selection of tangerine peel is mainly paid attention to from three aspects: touch, see and smell:

1. Touch soft and hard: the longer the tangerine peel is, the harder it feels and is easy to break; while the shorter the tangerine peel is, the softer the body is, the good tangerine peel surface is dry and crisp, and it is easy to break with a 90% discount by hand, and the surface is very dry without any moisture.

2. look at the color: the inner surface of the long tangerine peel is ancient red or brown red, and the outer surface is brown or black; the short tangerine peel inner surface is snow-white, yellow-white, and the outer surface is bright red and dark red. Good tangerine peel color is relatively bright, close to yellowish brown, if the color is too yellow or too bright, such tangerine peel is not good.

3. Smell: there are three kinds of smell of tangerine peel: Chen, fragrant and mellow; the tangerine peel stored for 3-8 years is pungent and sour, sweet and sour; the tangerine peel of 9-20 years is fragrant, but not sour; the tangerine peel of 20-40 years is pure and mellow; the tangerine peel of more than 50 years is more mellow.

Conclusion: the above is the efficacy and function of tangerine peel soaking water. Tangerine peel, as a kind of medicine, is still common in daily life. It can not only soak in water but also be used as cooking seasoning. Finally, we should remind everyone that tangerine peel is dried orange peel. Do not drink fresh orange peel in water, which is not good for your health.