Tangerine, which is often collectively referred to as citrus along with mandarin, is brightly colored, sweet and sour, and is one of the most common fruits in daily life, with the effect of regulating qi and eliminating food, expelling phlegm and relieving cough, and lowering blood pressure and fat.
1, the gas elimination
Tangerine contains orange peel glycosides on the intestinal tract has a two-way regulatory effect. Both can inhibit intestinal smooth muscle to achieve the purpose of pain, vomiting, diarrhea, but also excites intestinal smooth muscle, promote digestion, treatment of epigastric distension, loss of appetite, belching.
2, expectorant cough
Tangerine contains volatile oil, limonene can promote respiratory mucosal secretion, relieve bronchial spasm, is conducive to the discharge of phlegm, play the role of expectorant, cough, asthma.
3, antihypertensive and lipid-lowering
Hesperidin contained in orange peripheral blood vessels have a significant dilatation effect, with the effect of antihypertensive. Which contains orange peel glycosides can reduce coronary capillary fragility, phosphoryl hesperidin can reduce serum cholesterol, significantly reduce and improve aortic atherosclerotic lesions.
4, sobering up and quenching thirst
Tangerine taste sweet and sour, containing a lot of water, a variety of vitamins, rich in sugar substances, can produce fluid to quench thirst, in addition to the annoyance of sobering up.
Nutritional value
Tangerine contains protein, fat, sugar, dietary fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, vitamin C, but also contains malic acid, citric acid, succinic acid, hesperidin and other substances.