Kumquats are juicy, sweet in flavor, and have a rich pulp with a good taste. Kumquat's peel is thick, smooth texture, with a clear flavor, golden yellow. Kumquat nature like light, like warm, but poor cold resistance, the requirements of the soil is fertile, good drainage, with slightly acidic and loose soil, in China, more distributed in the southern region, the Yangtze River Basin area. Kumquat not only promotes digestion, disease prevention, beauty and so on food value, there are good ornamental value, often used as a potted plant ornamental, New Year's festivals, many families will buy kumquat tree placed in a corner of the house, meaning evergreen, good luck in the New Year's good omen.

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Kumquat is rich in sugar and vitamin C, but also contains volatile oil, kumquat glycosides and other active substances. According to Chinese medicine, kumquat is warm in nature, sour and sweet in taste, and has the functions of regulating qi, relieving depression, resolving phlegm and sobering up. Kumquat skin is thin, with a special aroma, can be eaten raw with the skin, can also be dipped in wine to drink. Eating kumquat can strengthen nasopharyngeal mucosa and prevent colds. Kumquat soaked in wine can prevent bronchitis. The elderly eat kumquat can also assist in the treatment of food stagnation stomach stay, and can enhance the elasticity of capillaries, prevention and treatment of cerebrovascular disease.

Kumquat effect and role

1. Kumquat appearance has been very beautiful, most of the time are used as decorations. But kumquat also has a lot of vitamins and kumquat glycosides and other components that can protect the heart, can prevent hardening of the blood vessels, high blood pressure and other diseases. Kumquat also has some appetizing effect, can be used as food health care, drinking kumquat juice can produce fluids to quench thirst, plus radish juice, pear juice drinking service can cure cough.

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2. Kumquat also has the effect of cough, phlegm, alcohol and so on, often eat kumquat can increase the human body's ability to resist cold, increase the body's immunity. It can prevent and control colds and reduce blood lipids.

3. Kumquat is rich in vitamin A, which plays an important role in the skin, can effectively prevent pigmentation. Eating kumquats regularly can enhance skin luster and elasticity, avoid skin laxity and wrinkles, slow aging. It can also prevent some of the menstruation, such as vascular lesions and cancer, but also can regulate the qi and cough, stomach, phlegm, asthma and bronchitis prevention.

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4. Kumquat is not only beautiful, its fruit is rich in vitamin C, kumquat glucoside and other ingredients, to maintain cardiovascular function, prevent vascular sclerosis, hypertension and other diseases have a certain role.

5. 80% of kumquat's vitamin C is stored in the rind, which is more effective in detoxification of liver, eye care and immune system health care, and the rind of kumquat is sweeter than the flesh.

6. As a dietary supplement, kumquat preserves can be used to improve appetite, and kumquat juice can be used to quench thirst, and radish juice and pear juice can be used to cure cough.

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7. Kumquat also contains vitamin P, which is an important nutrient to maintain the health of blood vessels, and can strengthen the elasticity of microvessels, which can be used as a supplement for hypertension, hardening of the blood vessels, and heart diseases.

8. Kumquat is suitable for people who have chest congestion, do not want to eat, or fullness of food, drunkenness and thirst; it is also suitable for people who have acute and chronic bronchitis, hepatitis, cholecystitis, high blood pressure, rectal sclerosis.