Orange peel contains orange peel oil and narcotine, both of which have antitussive effects. After the orange is heated with salt, the two components in the orange peel will dissolve into the orange pulp, which has a cough relieving effect after eating. Moreover, light salt water also has expectorant effect, and eating together has antitussive and expectorant effect. In addition, oranges and salt are foods that pregnant women can eat, so pregnant women can eat steamed oranges with salt when they cough.
2 the practice of steaming oranges with salt 1. Wash the oranges first, and it is best to soak them in salt water for a while.
2. Cut the top of the orange, sprinkle a little salt evenly on the orange meat, poke it with chopsticks a few times to facilitate the salt infiltration, and then cover it back.
3. Put it in a bowl and steam it in a pot. After the water is boiled, steam it for about ten minutes.
4. Take it out and peel it. Take the pulp and eat it with steamed water.
3 Precautions for eating salted steamed oranges 1. When steaming oranges, put a small amount of salt, that is, the steamed oranges can have a slight salty taste. Because only light salt water can eliminate phlegm.
2. Steamed oranges with salt are only suitable for patients with hot cough, not for patients with cold cough.
3, you can't use oranges or oranges instead of oranges, otherwise it will not only stop coughing, but also cause reactions such as getting angry.
When eating steamed oranges with salt, it would be better to drink some radish soup.
What are the benefits of eating oranges? 1. Enhance the body's resistance. Fresh orange fruit is rich in vitamin C, vitamin P and organic acids, which can protect cells, enhance leukocyte activity, resist free radicals, obviously regulate human metabolism and enhance body resistance. The flesh and skin of sweet orange can relieve the poisoning of fish and crabs, and also have the effect of sobering up for drunken people.
2, accelerate intestinal peristalsis oranges are rich in cellulose and pectin, which has a certain effect on accelerating intestinal peristalsis, helping the human body to clear the bowels and defecate, and discharging harmful substances in the body as soon as possible.
3, prevention and treatment of colds and coughs Orange peel has a stronger antitussive and expectorant effect than Chenpi. If you have a cold, cough, loss of appetite and other diseases, drinking some orange peel water has a certain therapeutic effect.
4, can prevent cancer The beneficial ingredients in oranges can remove harmful free radicals in the body and prevent the growth of cancer cells. According to the determination, oranges have the highest antioxidant content in all fruits. Flavonoids in oranges have anti-inflammatory and blood coagulation reducing effects. Therefore, eating oranges often has a certain effect on cancer prevention.
5. Reduce the risk of gallstones. Oranges are rich in vitamin C and have always been a favorite fruit of many people. For them, eating oranges often has a very amazing benefit, which is to reduce the incidence of gallstones.