Oranges are in season recently. For convenience, many friends directly dry the leftover orange peel and make their own dried tangerine peel for health. But is this really feasible?
Many families have the habit of drying the leftover orange peel as a habit of soaking in water. But drinking the water soaked in homemade dried tangerine peel tastes different from the dried tangerine peel bought back. Will it feel bitter and astringent?
In fact, although Chenpi is Chenpi, not all Chenpi can be called Chenpi!
First of all, the shelf life of dried tangerine peel is exquisite, and it needs to be preserved for at least 3 years to reduce dryness and achieve the effects of regulating qi, strengthening spleen and stomach.
The longer the storage time, the better the medicinal properties of dried tangerine peel. "Shennong Materia Medica Classic" mentioned that "Chen Jiu is a good medicine for orange peel, so it is named Chenpi, which is expensive and old."
The self-made dried tangerine peel may have pesticide residues on the orange peel, and the drying time is usually only a few days. In the process of improper sealing and storage, it may rot and mold, which may cause excessive internal heat, diarrhea and even more serious health crisis after eating.
So generally speaking, I suggest you go directly to the pharmacy to buy dried tangerine peel for later use. If you really want to make dried tangerine peel at home, you must pay attention to cleaning and preservation. Once mildewed and deteriorated, it can no longer be used.
Self-made tangerine peel method:
(1) Before peeling the orange, soak it in rice washing water or water with flour for 10 minute, gently scrub the surface of the orange peel with fine salt, and then rinse it with running water;
② Drain the peeled orange peel and put it in a ventilated place to dry. Be careful not to be exposed to direct sunlight;
③ Put the dried orange peel into a double-layer plastic bag, or seal it with a fresh-keeping box, and store it in a cool and dry place at home for more than 3 years;
It is best to take out the dried tangerine peel and air it every summer to remove moisture and prevent mildew and moth-eaten.
People who often watch health programs and care about health knowledge should often hear tangerine peel and tangerine peel. Chenpi is orange peel, but what are orange peel and Chenpi?
Both dried tangerine peel and dried tangerine peel come from rutaceae orange, which is peeled directly and dried in the shade. If the white part inside the peel is removed, only the orange-red outer layer is left, which is called orange after drying in the shade.
Exocarpium Citri Grandis is completely different from the first two. It is the skin of another plant-grapefruit.
In terms of efficacy, white tangerine peel focuses on harmonizing stomach, activating qi and strengthening spleen; The whitening dried tangerine peel has stronger warming and drying effect, is superior to dried tangerine peel in dispelling cold and resolving phlegm, and is suitable for patients suffering from exogenous cold and coughing with excessive phlegm. Exocarpium Citri Grandis is cooler than Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, and has the functions of benefiting qi, resolving phlegm and eliminating dampness.
The most common usage of dried tangerine peel is soaking in water, but this seemingly simple way of eating is also exquisite. If it is not done correctly, the health care value will be greatly reduced.
The correct method of soaking dried tangerine peel should have two steps:
The first step-washing medicine
Put the dried tangerine peel into a cup, add water to brew, and then pour out the first soaked water. In this way, the dust and impurities in dried tangerine peel can be washed away, which is also beneficial to the release of effective substances.
Step 2-Boil the water
Put the washed tangerine peel into the pot and boil water directly for drinking.
Chinese medicine says "a hundred years of dried tangerine peel, a thousand years of ginseng", dried tangerine peel has been stored for a long time, and its health care value is comparable to ginseng. If it is matched with several good partners, the effect will be doubled and the effect will be better!
Chenpi+ginger peel
Uric acid reduction
Ingredients: tangerine peel 5- 10g, ginger peel 5- 10g.
Practice: After cleaning, boil water instead of tea.
The combination of dried tangerine peel and ginger can promote the excretion of uric acid in the body. If you drink tea every day, it will help prevent gout.
Chenpi+cinnamon
Eliminating cold and promoting blood circulation
Ingredients: 5g of dried tangerine peel and 5g of cinnamon powder.
Practice: Boil dried tangerine peel in 500ml water, then pour it into cinnamon powder and soak for 5 minutes.
Cinnamon has the effects of warming stomach and dispelling cold, promoting blood circulation and relaxing muscles and tendons, dredging veins and relieving pain. Mixed with dried tangerine peel, it has better effect of dispelling cold and promoting blood circulation, and is very suitable for women with dysmenorrhea or menstrual period, cold and breast pain.
Dried tangerine peel+hawthorn+honey
Prevent cool and dry in late autumn.
Ingredients: 6 grams of dried tangerine peel, 0/5 ~ 30 grams of hawthorn/kloc-,and proper amount of honey.
Practice: soak tangerine peel and hawthorn in water until soft, then cook for about 15 minutes, and add honey when cooling to a suitable temperature.
Preventing autumn dryness is a major focus of health care at this time. Recently, the weather is getting colder, and the dryness is mostly "cool and dry". Dried tangerine peel, hawthorn and honey beverage is very suitable for conditioning cold and dryness, which can moisten the lung, promote fluid production, harmonize the stomach, promote digestion, reduce blood fat and relieve boredom.
In addition to replacing tea, dried tangerine peel can also be eaten as a dish. With beef and other meat, it can reduce fat and relieve boredom, help digestion, and taste quite good.
Beef balls with winter melon and dried tangerine peel
Ingredients: wax gourd, dried tangerine peel, beef, coriander, egg, ginger and starch.
Practice: Chop beef into stuffing, add chopped coriander, dried tangerine peel water, Jiang Shui, dried tangerine peel, egg white, starch and salt, and stir well. Put water in the pot, add shredded ginger and dried tangerine peel, simmer beef balls with low heat after the water boils, add wax gourd after the balls change color, add appropriate amount of salt, sesame oil and pepper to taste, and cook.
The longer the year of dried tangerine peel, the more precious it is!
3~8 years: 3 ~ 8 years of dried tangerine peel is still a relatively short year. Usually this year's tangerine peel endothelium is white, and its appearance is bright red or dark red. Usually at this time, dried tangerine peel smells pungent and tastes sour.
10~20 years: in this year, the surface color of dried tangerine peel has been ancient red or brownish red, and the inside is no longer white. It smells refreshing and can refresh your mind. And there is no sour fruit.
More than 20 years: the color of dried tangerine peel has turned brown or black this year. The taste smells quite mellow. Very precious.
"Other medicines are expensive and new, but this one is expensive and old", "A wide range of products will last for a long time", and Guangdong's old dried tangerine peel is the best among all dried tangerines. The dried tangerine peel here is Guangdong dried tangerine peel, which has been used for fifteen years. It is the dried tangerine peel in the "opposite year".
However, I would like to remind you that tangerine peel is good, but not everyone can eat it. For example, patients with stomach heat and yellow greasy tongue coating, patients with yellow and white hot expectoration, and people with insomnia and dreaminess accompanied by dry throat are not suitable for eating dried tangerine peel!