1, orange peel has many benefits.
When the climate is dry in winter and spring, the skin is easy to lose moisture and become rough and inelastic. Citrus peel is rich in organic acids, vitamin C and essential oils. After soaking in hot water, these substances dissolve out and penetrate into the skin from the pores opened during bathing, stimulating the capillaries under the epidermis and promoting metabolism. And these components form a thin film on the skin surface, which can prevent water evaporation and make the skin smooth and delicate. Citrus peel soaking feet also has the function of keeping warm in winter, which is especially suitable for people with cold constitution and fear of cold, and also has a good effect on the treatment of cold and cold in the early stage. Citrus peel can also protect hair, and the hair is smooth and soft after shampooing; Soaking feet with citrus peel can improve sleep and make people fall asleep sweetly. However, people with irritating orange peel and skin allergy should use it with caution if they have symptoms such as fever, dry mouth, constipation and yellow urine.
Need to remind everyone, don't bathe directly with fresh orange peel, because its surface is polluted by pesticides and preservatives, which may irritate the skin. If the orange peel needs to be treated, it should be washed with clear water first, then covered with clear water for about 5 cm and soaked for more than 30 minutes; Soak in alkaline water for 5- 10g, add edible alkali into 500ml clean water for 5-15min or soak in rice washing water for about1h; Finally, rinse with clean water and dry in a ventilated and cool place 1 week. Put the orange peel into a cotton bag before bathing; Then put it in warm water and you can enjoy a pleasant orange peel bath.
Citrus peel has been preserved for more than 1 year, which has the effects of regulating qi, regulating middle energizer, eliminating dampness and resolving phlegm, and can be used to treat dyspepsia, abdominal distension, phlegm dampness, cough and asthma caused by qi stagnation of spleen and stomach. If you soak in water, you should use dried tangerine peel. The volatile oil content of dried tangerine peel is much less than that of fresh orange peel, which will not stimulate the gastrointestinal tract.
2, fresh orange peel can not be eaten.
Chinese medicine reminds you never to use fresh orange peel. As we know, orange peel and dried tangerine peel are the same thing, and both have good medicinal value. So many people like to put the peeled orange peel away and soak it in water. Chinese medicine experts pointed out that fresh orange peel can't be eaten.
Experts say that fresh orange peel is dried first and then processed. The longer the orange peel is aged, the better. Generally put it after the second year. As a commonly used Chinese medicine for regulating qi, invigorating stomach and resolving phlegm, dried tangerine peel can really clear away heat and resolve phlegm when used to make tea. Soaking in water with fresh orange peel is different, because fresh orange peel contains more volatile oil, which is easy to stimulate the digestive tract and lead to digestive dysfunction.
In addition, fresh orange peel stimulates the stomach, which may also be because pesticides or preservatives are attached to the surface of orange peel, which may not be removed by general washing and sun exposure. So it is best not to make tea or soak wine with fresh orange peel. When drying the orange peel yourself, you should also pay attention to the moldy orange peel.
Therefore, it is best to dry fresh orange peel and put it away, and it is best to use it every other year.
3. The efficacy and function of orange peel
1, to relieve motion sickness, friends with motion sickness can bring some fresh orange peel. When you are carsick, fold the orange peel in half, put it under your nose, and squeeze the orange peel hard with your hands. There will be tiny water sprayed into your nostrils. This moisture has the effect of relieving carsickness.
2, the role of treating cough, add a little Jiang Mo and brown sugar to the dried tangerine peel, and decoct the soup with water, which has the effect of resolving phlegm and relieving cough.
3, appetizing effect, you can add a little orange peel when cooking porridge, which is not only delicious, but also appetizing. You can also make tea after drying the orange peel, which also has an appetizing effect.
4, supplement the role of vitamin C, orange peel is rich in vitamin C, used to add orange peel when making tea or cooking, can effectively supplement the body's vitamin C.
5, prevention and treatment of bad breath, when bad breath, you can chew a piece of orange peel to relieve bad breath.
6, can treat constipation, wash orange peel, dry, grind into powder, eat 1g every day, three times a day.
7, can eliminate the odor of the refrigerator, you can put the orange peel in the refrigerator, its aroma can eliminate the odor in the refrigerator.
8. It can be used as seasoning. Orange peel tastes good. You can wash and dry the orange peel, then grind it into powder and keep it in a glass bottle. You can put a little when cooking to enhance the taste of food. You can also put some in the noodles when making steamed bread. It can also be made into shredded sugar orange, orange peel sauce, sugar orange peel and other delicious foods.
9. Can be made into traditional Chinese medicine. Mature orange peel becomes dried tangerine peel, which has the effects of invigorating stomach, resolving phlegm, relieving cough, stopping vomiting and diuresis.