Peanut skin (the shell of peanuts) contains chemical components that lower cholesterol. Eating it can not only prevent and treat hyperlipidemia, but also prevent atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. Take 50-100 grams of peanut skin, wash it and decoct it in water instead of tea. It can lower blood lipids and prevent arteriosclerosis. Peanut coat (the light red outer membrane surrounding peanuts) can promote platelet production and has a certain preventive and therapeutic effect on various bleeding diseases. Take 10 grams of peanut coating and 5 grams of donkey-hide gelatin. After boiling the peanut coating in water for 30 minutes, filter out the medicinal liquid, put in the crushed donkey-hide gelatin while heating, and take it after the donkey-hide gelatin is completely dissolved. It can treat various bleeding syndromes. Because peanut clothing has the effect of enhancing blood coagulation, it is not suitable for people with high blood viscosity, otherwise it may easily cause thrombosis. Orange peel, also known as tangerine peel, is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine that regulates qi, strengthens the stomach, and resolves phlegm. Using orange peels soaked in water instead of tea has the effects of clearing away heat, relieving coughs, and resolving phlegm. However, soaking fresh orange peels in water instead of tea is not good for your health. With the improvement of planting technology and the application of fresh-keeping technology. In recent years, most fruit farmers pick oranges and soak them in preservatives before putting them on the market. Preservative is a chemical agent. Soaked oranges have no effect on the pulp, but the preservative remaining on the orange peel is difficult to wash off with water. If you use such orange peels soaked in water instead of tea, the damage to your health will be Obvious. Even if fresh orange peel has not been soaked with preservatives instead of tea, it will not be able to exert its due effect. The reason why orange peel is also called tangerine peel is that the longer the orange peel is aged, the better. Generally, it should be left for another year before it can be used. Tao Hongjing, a famous medical scientist in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, proposed: "Orange peels are good if they are used for a long time." According to research, there are adrenaline-like components in tangerine peel water decoction, but they are more stable than adrenaline and are not destroyed when boiled. After a few years, the volatile oil content of tangerine peel is greatly reduced, while the content of flavonoids is relatively increased. At this time, the medicinal value of tangerine peel can be fully exerted. Orange Peel Porridge When making rice porridge, add a few small pieces of clean orange peel before the porridge is boiled. After the porridge is cooked, it will not only be fragrant and delicious, but also appetizing. It can be useful for people with fullness in the chest and abdomen or those who cough with phlegm. The role of dietary therapy. Orange peel soup When making broth or rib soup, put a few pieces of orange peel. Not only will the soup taste delicious, but it will also have a light orange flavor, which will make people eat it without feeling greasy. Orange peel tea 1. Cut the cleaned orange peel into shreds, dices or pieces. You can brew it with boiling water alone or with tea. When you drink it, it not only tastes fragrant, but also has appetizing, ventilating and refreshing effects. effect. 2. Orange peel ginger tea. Wash the orange peel, scrape off the inner white film with a knife, cut into thin strips and set aside; wash and cut the young ginger into thin strips, add two bowls of water and boil, turn to high heat, then reduce to low heat, cook for about 5 minutes, then add the orange peel and cook After 20 seconds, the flame can be turned off. Drink as tea. It has the effects of soothing the liver, relieving depression, and relieving pain, and can improve abdominal pain caused by pregnancy qi stagnation and poor mood. Orange peel wine: Soak an appropriate amount of washed and sun-dried orange peels in white wine, and you can drink it after about 20 days. Orange wine has the effect of clearing the lungs and reducing phlegm. If the soaking time is slightly longer, the wine will taste better. Orange peel vegetables After eating oranges, collect the fresh orange peels, clean them, soak them in water for 2 days, then cut them into thin strips, and then pickle them with sugar for 20 days. It becomes a very delicious dish to go with wine. It tastes sweet and refreshing, and it also has a hangover-relieving effect. Dice orange peel: Remove the stems and rotten parts of fresh orange peels, wash them with clean water, drain them and cut them into small cubes with a knife, then soak them in honey or sugar for 20 days to make sugar packets. The fillings for sweet foods such as glutinous rice balls and glutinous rice balls taste refreshing and sweet. Five-spice orange peel Soak clean orange peels in water for a day and night, remove the stems, heads and moldy parts, squeeze them dry and boil them in a pot of boiling water for 30-40 minutes, then squeeze out the water and drain, then cut into 1 cm squares For small pieces, add 500 grams of wet orange peel to 20 grams of salt and boil it in a pot for 30 minutes. After taking it out, sprinkle a layer of licorice powder while it is wet. Use about 15 grams of licorice powder for every 500 grams. After drying, It is sweet, fragrant, sour, salty and slightly bitter five-spice tangerine peel. It has a long-lasting taste and has medicinal properties. Orange peel jam: Orange peels can be used to make jam, either dried or fresh.

First wash the orange peel with water, put it into a pot and add water and boil it for a few minutes. Pour out the water, add new water and boil it for a few minutes. Repeat this 3-4 times until the bitterness of the orange peel water is not too strong. Then squeeze the orange peel dry with your hands or a cloth, and chop the orange peel into fine pieces with a knife. The more chopped the better, it would be better if you can use a meat grinder to grind it finely. Put the chopped orange peel back into the pot, add an appropriate amount of brown sugar, white sugar and saccharin according to the amount of orange peel, and add a little water. After boiling, simmer over low heat until it becomes a thick paste. The orange peel jam is ready.