Nutritional value of oranges

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Tangerines are very rich in nutrients, it can be said that an adult who consumes a tangerine a day can meet the amount of vitamin C required by the body every day, and at the same time, it is also able to play a very good role in beauty.

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Tangerine contains more than 170 kinds of plant compounds and more than 60 kinds of flavonoids, most of which are natural antioxidants. The rich nutrients in oranges have the effect of lowering blood lipids and resisting atherosclerosis, which is beneficial for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.

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Eating a tangerine every day can play a role in preventing cancer. Tangerine juice contains a substance called "Nomilin", which has the ability to inhibit and kill cancer cells, and has a preventive effect on stomach cancer.

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Tangerine inside the thin skin contains a lot of dietary fiber and rich pectin, these substances can not only promote laxative, but also be able to play a role in lowering cholesterol it;

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Tangerine rind glycosides can strengthen the toughness of the capillaries, lowering blood pressure, expanding the heart's coronary arteries, so tangerine is to prevent coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis. Food, research has confirmed that the consumption of citrus can reduce the deposition of cholesterol in the arterial blood vessels, helping to reverse atherosclerosis.

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Tangerines contain essential oils, which can regulate the normal powder honey of hormones through the stimulation of the endocrine system and regulate all kinds of systems in the human body.

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Tangerines contain high levels of riboflavin, or vitamin B2. Vitamin B2 is an important cofactor component of many enzyme systems in the body and is responsible for participating in the metabolism of substances and capabilities. It can improve the body's utilization of proteins by participating in the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and fats, etc., and promote the growth and development of the human body. It can also regulate the secretion of adrenaline and strengthen the function of the liver.

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Tangerine is rich in carotene, and the content is much higher than other fruits, carotene and vitamin A between the existence of a strong link, we all know that vitamin A is very beneficial to the human body's skin and eyes, but also able to avoid the body to suffer from the damage of free radicals it. In addition, carotene can improve the body's immunity, but also can play a role in the prevention and inhibition of lung cancer.

The efficacy and role of tangerine

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The tangerine can be said to be the whole body is a treasure, and its pulp, skin, nucleus, and complex can be used as medicine. Tangerine rind after drying called "Chenpi" (because of the medicine to Chen's efficacy is good, so the name Chenpi), and orange flesh above the white network of filaments, called the "orange Luo", containing a certain amount of vitamin P, there are through the network, phlegm, qi, and stagnation, and other effects.

The kernel of tangerine is bitter and non-toxic in nature, and it can be used to treat hernia and lumbago by regulating the flow of qi and relieving pain. Even tangerine roots and leaves can be used as medicine, with different functions such as soothing the liver, strengthening the spleen and harmonizing the stomach. Orange peel in daily life also has a lot of ingenious, wonderful use, it can be beauty care, clean porcelain with tea rust, deodorization, but also as fertilizer.

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Toxicity and thirst-quenching effect

Used for gastric yin deficiency, dryness and thirst in the mouth or thirst evidence, you can use the orange flesh to eat raw or take the juice to drink.

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Regulating qi and harmonizing the middle

It is used for chest tightness and distension, vomiting, and low food intake caused by stagnation of qi in the spleen and stomach.

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Resolving phlegm and relieving cough

It is used for coughing caused by unfavorable lung qi, excessive phlegm, and knotting of qi in the chest.

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Tangerine is good for cardiovascular health

In a study conducted by researchers in Canada, 16 cases of adult men and 9 cases of adult women with higher-than-normal levels of total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) drank 1 cup (250 ml) of tangerine juice per day for 4 weeks each, in order of 1 cup (250 ml), 2 cups, and 3 cups per day, respectively. The results found that daily drink orange juice 1 cup, 2 cups, 3 cups in 4 weeks after the plasma vitamin C levels were increased 2.1 times, 3.1 times, 3.8 times; daily drink orange juice 3 cups in 4 weeks after the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels increased by 21%, the level of folic acid increased by 18%, the ratio of LDL/HDL decreased by 16%. HDL can remove the arterial wall cholesterol, preventing atherosclerosis. , preventing atherosclerosis. Research suggests that drinking 750ml of orange juice every day can effectively improve lipid metabolism in patients with hypercholesterolemia, which is beneficial to cardiovascular health.

The World Health Organization (WHO) in the report "Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases" suggests that citrus fruits can effectively prevent the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases. Folic acid in citrus fruits has the effect of lowering plasma homocysteine, which can damage arterial vessels and is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Citrus fruits are rich in potassium, which helps regulate blood pressure and maintain normal heart rhythm. Vitamin C, carotenoids and flavonoids have anti-lipid oxidation effects, which can prevent the occurrence and development of atherosclerosis.

Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) reviewed and analyzed 48 studies on citrus fruits and diseases, and found that eating one fruit a day (non-citrus) can reduce the risk of stroke by 4%, while eating one orange tangerine fruit a day can reduce the risk of stroke by 19%. This strongly suggests that citrus fruits have an extraordinary cardiovascular protective effect.

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Effects and functions of orange peel

Some studies have shown that orange peel oleoresin contained in the rind of citrus fruits such as oranges can protect people's bodies through its own antioxidant effect, enhance immunity, with the inhibition of the liver, esophagus, large intestine and the skin cancerous tumors occurring in the growth of the skin, and to promote cancerous cells to normalize the effect. People who eat one citrus fruit a day can reduce the chance of developing oral cancer, throat cancer and stomach cancer by 50 percent.

Tangerine peel, also known as Chenpi, is one of the important medicines. The Compendium of Materia Medica says that tangerine peel is "tonic with tonic medicine; diarrhea with laxative medicine; ascending with ascending medicine; descending with descending medicine." Tangerine peel is an important medicine for regulating qi, removing dryness, inducing dampness, resolving phlegm, relieving cough, strengthening the spleen, and harmonizing the stomach.

Tangerine peel contains a large amount of vitamin C and essential oils, it will be washed and dried and stored as tea, can be brewed with tea, but also can be brewed alone, the flavor of its fragrance, but also refreshing, energizing;

Tangerine peel has the function of regulating qi and resolving phlegm, invigorating the stomach and removing dampness, and lowering blood pressure, etc. It is a very good herbal medicine. Can be washed and dried, immersed in white wine, 2 to 3 weeks to drink, can clear the lungs and phlegm, the longer the soaking time, the better the taste of wine;

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Congee, put a few slices of orange peel, eat fragrant and refreshing, but also play an appetizing role;

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Burning meat or burnt pork ribs, add a few slices of orange peel, the taste is both tasty and will not be feeling greasy!

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Orange peel can be made into sugar orange silk, sugar orange ding, sugar orange peel, orange peel sauce, orange peel incense and other delicious food. In addition, the elderly habitual constipation can also be treated with orange peel. One way is: the orange peel is washed, dried, dry, baked crisp (or fire fried), research into a fine powder, each serving 1 gram, 3 times a day. Another way is: wash the orange peel, cut fine, add sugar, honey, appropriate amount, boiling, cooling each time a tablespoon, 3 times a day.