Efficacy and function of Shatian pomelo

Winter is a good time to eat grapefruit. When visiting relatives during the Spring Festival, there are always several peeled grapefruit on the table, among which Shatian pomelo can often be seen. This kind of grapefruit is actually a local specialty of Rong County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, and it was first planted in the local Shatian village, so it was named Shatian pomelo. There are many ways to distinguish the varieties of Shatian pomelo, for example, it can be divided into sour pomelo and sweet pomelo according to the taste of flesh, white-fleshed pomelo and red-fleshed pomelo according to the color of flesh, and it can be divided into spherical or pear-shaped by its shape. Let's take a specific look at Shatian pomelo:

I. Origin

As mentioned earlier, Shatian pomelo originated from Shatian Village, Rong County, Guangxi, and was exported to Hong Kong, Nanyang, Europe and America as early as the 1930s. Now it has been expanded to Xunjiang, Longjiang, Guijiang, Lijiang and Hongshui River basins in Guangxi. Guangdong, Hunan, Sichuan, Zhejiang and Jiangxi have also been introduced. Guangxi has become the largest concentrated producing area of Shatian pomelo in China in 2013. Shatian pomelo planting area in the autonomous region is hundreds of thousands of mu.

Second, planting methods and environmental requirements

There are several kinds of seedling cultivation of Shatian pomelo, such as grafting method, barging method, cutting method, sowing method and so on, but in production practice, grafted seedling is better than barging seedling and cutting seedling. The grafted seedlings of Shatian pomelo generally began to hang fruit in about 3 years, and entered the high yield period after 5 years and 6 years. The seedlings of Shatian pomelo generally began to hang fruit in 6 ~ 8 years, and entered the high yield period after 8 ~ 10 years.

In the choice of geographical environment for planting Shatian pomelo, because Shatian pomelo requires a large amount of fertilizer and water, adequate fertilizer and water is the first important condition that must be considered in the development of Shatian pomelo. We must choose places with deep, loose, fertile soil and sufficient water resources to build a garden. The mountain should choose a water source forest at the top of the gentle slope with a slope of less than 20 degrees from north to south. Generally speaking, Shatian pomelo can be planted wherever citrus can be planted.

Third, the efficacy and function of Shatian pomelo.

Shatian pomelo is rich in vitamin C, which mainly contains fructose, which can be directly absorbed and used by the human body. Therefore, it is especially suitable for patients, parturients, children and the elderly. In traditional Chinese medicine, Shatian pomelo has the effect of relieving cough and asthma, clearing heat and resolving phlegm, invigorating the spleen and eliminating food, relieving alcohol and eliminating annoyance. Its flesh is cold and sweet, it can cough and relieve asthma, clear heat and resolve phlegm, invigorate spleen and eliminate food, relieve alcohol and remove annoyance; pericarp temperature, bitter taste, pungent taste, rational gasification of phlegm, invigorating spleen and eliminating food, dispelling cold, dryness and dampness, and can be cooked into vegetables or candied fruit; fruit epidermis and grapefruit leaves contain volatile oil, which has the effects of anti-inflammation, analgesia, dampness, refreshing and refreshing brain, and treats mastitis, joint pain and head wind disease. Especially for pregnant women, Shatian pomelo is rich in vitamins and minerals, which can not only supplement a variety of nutrients for pregnant women, but also promote appetite and treat symptoms such as indigestion.

The above is part of the knowledge about Shatian pomelo. At the end of the year, you can also start to go to the supermarket to choose some fruits to prepare at home to entertain guests. When choosing Shatian pomelo, there is a small experience to share, that is, "choose the small but not the big", because in the fruit fields where the fertilizer and water are properly controlled, the fruit is relatively uniform, and there is no particularly large or small situation. And the relatively small grapefruit is also very authentic, sugar content, taste is often better than the relatively large.