When does pomelo usually go on sale? What are the effects and effects?

The fruit of pomelo is beautiful, pear-shaped, spherical or oblate, golden in color, nutritious and resistant to storage, so it is known as "the first mixed pomelo in China". So when does the pomelo go on sale? What are the effects and effects? Next, we will follow the editor to understand.

When does pomelo usually go on sale?

Hu pomelo, picked before and after the Beginning of Winter, stored naturally, can be kept fresh until April-May of the following year. Most of other places also began to list in large numbers after November.

What are the effects and functions of pomelo?

1. Antibacterial, antiviral

Naringin and hesperidin can inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Shigella dysenteriae and Salmonella typhi in vitro, naringin has inhibitory effect on yeast and fungi, and has preventive and protective effect on mice infected with virus. Naringin and hesperidin in grapefruit are similar to other flavonoids and have anti-inflammatory effects.

two。 Lower blood sugar

In fresh grapefruit juice, it contains insulin-like ingredients, which can reduce blood sugar and is a good diet for patients with diabetes and obesity.

3. The effect of relieving spasm and enhancing vitamin C

Naringin in pomelo has obvious antispasmodic effect. On the other hand, pomelo peel and hesperidin could improve the intravascular blood cell condensation and capillary resistance in bulbar conjunctiva of mice caused by vitamin C.

4. Expectorant and antitussive

The outer peel of the sleeve is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine orange red. Among them, limonene and piperene can dilute respiratory secretions after inhalation, which is beneficial to sputum excretion and has good expectorant and antitussive effect. it is a good product for the treatment of chronic cough and asthenia-cold sputum asthma in the elderly.

Edible method of pomelo

Changshan pomelo just picked and cut the fruit slightly bitter, after storage, the bitterness naturally disappeared and the sweetness increased, it is generally better to start eating in December, when eating, use a fruit knife to draw a cross on the top of the fruit, then peel it, and remove the sponge layer adhering to the cyst flap, then peel off the cyst flap and tear open the capsule coat to eat its pulp, crisp and without residue, cool and refreshing.