Citrus (four seasons orange) is about 2 kg, and crude salt is about 5 kg;

Method:

1) Clean the citrus and wipe dry the water; Put it on a big plate, put it in a wok and steam it for 5 minutes with high fire, take out the water and let it stand until it is completely cooled;

2) Wipe the glass bottle dry, first put down a layer of coarse salt, cover the bottom of the bottle with a thickness of about 1/3cm, and then discharge a layer of citrus; Add another layer of coarse salt with the same thickness until the citrus is completely covered, and repeat the above steps until the whole bottle is full, and the surface layer is salt. And shake it a little.

3) Seal the bottle cap and label it with date. Store it in a cool place for more than half a year until the salt is completely turned into water. The longer the time, the better its efficacy.

4) Salt will change into water after a long time. For example, if the water cannot cover the orange and the roof falls, it is necessary to add salt. At any time, the orange can't be exposed to salt water, otherwise it is easy to get moldy.

5) When drinking, take a proper amount of salted citrus and put it in a cup, mash it slightly, and rinse the diet with warm boiled water. You can add honey to drink.

Properties of citrus

Citrus is rich in vitamin A, which can prevent pigmentation, improve skin luster and elasticity, slow down aging and avoid skin relaxation and wrinkle. It can also prevent civilized diseases, such as vascular diseases and cancer, and can regulate qi, relieve cough, strengthen stomach, eliminate phlegm, and prevent asthma and bronchitis. It has the effects of promoting digestion and relieving alcoholism, and can help to improve chest distress, palpitation, cough due to wind-cold, cough due to phlegm, food retention fullness, wine injury and thirst.

* Citrus also contains vitamin P, which is an important nutrient for maintaining blood vessel health, can strengthen microvascular elasticity, and can be used as an auxiliary nursed back to health food for hypertension, arteriosclerosis and heart diseases.

* 80% of the vitamin C in citrus is stored in the peel, which is quite effective in detoxifying the liver, protecting the eyes and protecting the immune system, and the peel of citrus is sweeter than the pulp.

Efficacy of salted citrus

● Resolving phlegm and relieving cough: five yuan for Longli leaf and loquat leaf, three salted oranges, and three bowls of water are fried into a bowl of drink.

● Sore throat: add a tablespoon of honey to a citrus, dig it out and swallow it with water.

● hoarse: three salted oranges are smashed and added with warm water. Drink honey first and then orange water.

● Pickled salted oranges can be drunk with warm water and honey, or they can be added to soft drinks such as 7-up or Sprite for children to drink.

Eating oranges is also taboo.

● Do not drink milk before and after eating citrus 1 hour, because the protein in milk will solidify when it meets the fruit acid in citrus, which will not be easily digested and absorbed by the stomach, and will lead to abdominal distension and sadness.

● It is not advisable to eat more citrus before meals or on an empty stomach, because the organic acids in citrus will stimulate the gastric mucosa and make the stomach feel uncomfortable. When the throat is sore, itchy and coughing, it is not advisable to add sugar to the citrus water. Too much sugar is easy to produce phlegm.