1。 Don't throw away the peeled grapefruit skin. Pomelo peel has many uses, which can be used for bathing, beauty and mosquito prevention. The skin of grapefruit is rich in essential oil. Adding it to the bath water when cooking soup not only has a cosmetic effect, but also prevents it from being bitten by mosquitoes, because mosquitoes don't like the taste of grapefruit. Grapefruit can also be used as a deodorant in the refrigerator. Put the peeled pomelo peel in the corner of the refrigerator. The smell of pomelo peel can effectively eliminate the odor in the refrigerator.

2。 Grapefruit also has an nickname called "Wendan". According to legend, in the imperial palace of the Qing Dynasty, there was a special person to collect grapefruit flowers, which were used to extract the essence and make cosmetic oil for concubines to eat. The south is rich in grapefruit, among which the grapefruit produced in Fujian and Guangxi is the most famous. Mature grapefruit has rich aroma, crisp meat, sweet and sour taste.

"The smoke in a tree cage is suspected of bringing fire, and the mountains are like hanging the golden sun", which is a famous sentence of Zhang Tong, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. Grapefruit ripens in the golden autumn and is one of the essential fruits for family reunion on the traditional Double Ninth Festival.

3。 Grapefruit is the largest fruit in autumn, generally more than one kilogram. It is picked from the middle of August to the end of October in the lunar calendar. It has a thick skin and can be stored for three months without losing its fragrance, so it is called "canned natural fruit" by Chinese and foreign fruit experts.

Grapefruit has high nutritional value.

Pomelo is rich in protein, sugar, organic acids, provitamin A, B 1, B2, C, P, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium and other nutrients, among which every100g of grapefruit meat contains 57mg of vitamin C, which is 0/0 times higher than that of pears, and contains 5655.

◆ High nutritional value …

★ Beauty care, anti-aging, prevention of cardiovascular diseases, and reduction of cancer incidence.

★ Rich in natural fruit fiber and vitamin C, it is an anti-aging holy product for female friends to lose weight, beautify and keep skin tender.

★ Maintain health and moisten the lungs on weekdays to enhance immunity; Eating after meals is helpful for digestion, defecation and maintaining the metabolic cycle of the body.

★ Rich in vitamin P, it has the function of clearing cholesterol in blood. Eating more can prevent angina pectoris and heart disease.

★ Grapefruit meat belongs to citrus alkaline food and contains complete low molecular antioxidants, which can improve acidic constitution. The medical community has found that eating more grapefruit fruit can effectively reduce the incidence of cancer.

★ The high-quality Madou Wendan selected by Madou Town Farmers' Association is of guaranteed quality, sweet and delicious, suitable for both gift giving and personal use.

Supplement: Grapefruit has high nutritional value, and is rich in protein, organic acids, vitamins and essential elements such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and sodium, which is incomparable to other fruits. Every 100g grapefruit contains 0.7g of protein, 0.6g of fat and 57kcal of calories.

Grapefruit not only has high nutritional value, but also has the effects of invigorating stomach, moistening lung, enriching blood, clearing bowel and relaxing bowels, which can promote wound healing and has a good auxiliary effect on septicemia. In addition, grapefruit contains glucocorticoids, a physiologically active substance, which can reduce blood viscosity and reduce thrombosis, so it also has a good preventive effect on cerebrovascular diseases, such as cerebral thrombosis and stroke. Fresh pomelo meat is an ideal food for diabetic patients because it contains insulin-like components. Motherland medicine also believes that grapefruit is sweet and sour, cold in nature, and has the effects of regulating qi and resolving phlegm, moistening lung and clearing intestine, enriching blood and strengthening spleen, which can cure anorexia, light mouth and indigestion, help digestion, resolve phlegm and quench thirst, regulate qi and disperse stagnation.

People who often catch a cold, cough and have sensitive trachea can use a fresh pomelo to protect the skin and remove the core, one or two (50g) of Zhengbei apricot, Fritillaria and unbleached tremella (or yellow ear) each, and add a few bottles of honey (preferably honey that can moisten the lungs and relieve cough) for one day, which can strengthen the lungs frequently.

And generally grapefruit skin is rich. When we eat grapefruit, we often throw away the grapefruit skin, which is really a waste. In fact, grapefruit peel and grapefruit have similar effects, which can strengthen the stomach and resolve phlegm. As long as you soak the grapefruit skin in water for two or three days, you can eat it and it is very delicious.

4。 Efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine:

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that grapefruit is sweet and sour, cold and non-toxic, and has the functions of invigorating qi, moistening lung and clearing intestine, enriching blood and strengthening spleen. Fresh pomelo meat contains insulin-like components, which have the function of lowering blood sugar and are very beneficial to patients with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Can cure anorexia, anorexia, dyspepsia and other symptoms. Regular food has the functions of helping digestion, resolving phlegm, quenching thirst, regulating qi and relieving depression.

In addition, grapefruit has the effects of invigorating stomach and spleen, moistening lung and enriching blood, clearing intestine and relaxing bowels, which can promote wound healing and has a good curative effect on septicemia. Modern medicine also found that grapefruit has the effects of preventing cerebral thrombosis, resisting cancer and losing weight, and is most suitable for middle-aged and elderly people.

Grapefruit contains bioactive substances such as naringin and hesperidin. Naringin can reduce the viscosity of blood circulation and reduce the formation of thrombus. If middle-aged and elderly people suffer from cerebrovascular diseases, eating grapefruit often helps to prevent the occurrence of stroke. Grapefruit contains a lot of vitamin C and calcium, which helps to prevent the occurrence of intestinal cancer and gastric cancer.

The therapeutic effect of grapefruit is particularly obvious. Peel grapefruit 1 piece, cut off the inner white pulp, cut into fine pieces, put into a covered bowl, add a proper amount of honey, steam it in water, take one spoonful each morning and evening, and take it with a little yellow wine, which can cure cough and asthma of the elderly. Peel a grapefruit and leave the meat. Put the grapefruit meat into a cock that has been stripped of hair and impurities, stew it in water, and eat chicken soup once a week to cure chronic tracheitis. Grapefruit flower contains volatile oil, which has the functions of promoting qi circulation, resolving phlegm and relieving pain. In the Qing dynasty, imperial doctors sent people to collect grapefruit flowers and extract balsam for royal dignitaries to enjoy. In the Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen believed that grapefruit flowers could "moisten long hair".

Applicable people: most people can eat it. Patients with cardio-cerebral nephropathy and people with poor respiratory system are especially suitable. Pregnant women are also suitable for eating.

Usage: 65438+ 0 large petals per day (about 50g).

Suitable time: grapefruit tastes slightly sour and is not suitable for eating on an empty stomach. Eating before meals 1 hour can stimulate appetite.

5。 Taboo in TCM: Who can't eat grapefruit?

Patients with hypertension should not eat grapefruit, especially grapefruit. Because it can interact with the drugs taken by patients with hypertension, the blood concentration of the drugs increases, and the blood pressure drops obviously, which poses a threat to health.

Grapefruit is cold, and people who are weak should not eat more.

Patients taking medicine, especially the elderly, had better not eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice. Because the interaction between grapefruit and the antiallergic drug Terfenadine can cause ventricular arrhythmia and even fatal ventricular fibrillation. Other drugs that have side effects on grapefruit are cyclosporine, caffeine, calcium antagonists and cisapride. Drinking a glass of grapefruit juice will last for 24 hours.

6。 Special note: grapefruit that is too bitter is not suitable for eating.

7。 Pomelo peel method

Take 1 grapefruit, vertically carve the grapefruit peel into a five-petal boat shape with a fruit knife, then peel it in all directions and take out the grapefruit pulp. Be careful when taking grapefruit pulp. It is best not to break the grapefruit skin and keep it intact.

8。 Pomelo peel treatment

With grapefruit skin, first cut off the yellow skin, which is hard and astringent and can't be eaten, leaving a white "cotton wool" inner layer.

Then roll the grapefruit peel with boiling water for 10 minute (chopsticks can pierce it), then pick it up and soak it in clear water for one night, then pick it up the next day to squeeze out the water, and then soak it in clear water for several times. After removing the green smell of grapefruit peel, cut it into blocks.

Honey grapefruit tea

Ingredients: grapefruit: 500g (with pulp), sugar: 100g (preferably sucrose), honey: 250g (sweet-scented honey such as Sophora japonica honey is best, osmanthus honey is not recommended), glass bottle: the best one that can hold 1000cc.

Production: Disinfect with water for 5 minutes. Wash grapefruit with warm water at 65 degrees Celsius. If there is no thermometer, you can measure the temperature by hand. It may be hot to the touch, but it's enough to the touch. Then soak for 5 minutes, so that on the one hand, you can wash the grapefruit skin, and at the same time, you can use the water temperature to open the pores of the grapefruit skin. Ok, now five minutes have passed. Use a clean towel to suck the grapefruit dry. Then peel it off and pay attention to three parts. First, the grapefruit skin, then the white pulp between the grapefruit skin and the grapefruit pulp, and finally the grapefruit meat. Cut the skin into 4 or 5 cm long and 0. 1-0.2 cm wide, just like we usually make shredded potatoes. The same is true of white pulp. Cut it and put it aside for later use. Then peel the grapefruit meat, peel and core it, put the meat in a big container and "squeeze" it out with a spoon or other utensils. If there is a blender, it can be crushed with a blender. After processing, peel, white pulp, pulp, honey and sugar are stirred. The quantity mentioned above is only a reference value, and you can decide to put more or less according to your preference. After stirring, put citron tea into the prepared glass bottle, seal it and put it in the refrigerator. It can be eaten after about 65,438+00 days, but the longer it is kept, the better it tastes.

Supplement:

1, grapefruit peel boiled water in the treatment of pneumonia in children.

After eating grapefruit, leave the skin to dry, put it in a pot and boil it with water (the decoction pieces should not be too small, otherwise the efficacy will be reduced, but it should not be too large), and the water should not be too much (like decocting Chinese medicine). After cooking several times, pour the cooked soup into a bowl for the children to drink, and it will be fine after drinking several times.

2, grapefruit peel boiled water to treat frostbite

Boil water with dried grapefruit skin. When it is very thick, use this water to hot compress the frostbite, but avoid breaking the skin. Pay attention to the temperature of hot compress. At first, the temperature of the towel should not be too hot, but it can be shaken with hot air. After getting used to frostbite, gradually increase the temperature. When the temperature is the highest, take the towel out of the pot and apply it directly.

This method requires patience and long-term persistence (even if it is cured, it is best to persist until the end of this winter), which can promote the recovery of frostbite and effectively prevent the recurrence or reduction in the coming year. If there is no broken skin at the frostbite, you can add some dried peppers. It is best to use the pot and towel separately. Boiled water does not need to be changed, but it should be boiled every time. Adding new water must prolong the boiling time.

3, pickling, the following is the method.

Peel off the outer skin, pay attention to all cyan, otherwise it will be a bit bitter. Then cut it into strips horizontally, paying attention to cutting it thin. Scald it with boiling water, then soak it in cold water for a day or two and change the water once or twice. When changing water, pay attention to squeeze the water out of the skin first, and then put it into new water (this will remove the bitterness).

After a day or two, squeeze the skin out of the water and dry it a little. Then cook some sugar, cook it like water (you can put some in it if you want to eat spicy food), and put the skin in it and cook it together for a while. In this way, the grapefruit candy is ready.

4, grapefruit "brewing", the practice is similar to the above, just cut the skin into three or four pieces, into a triangle, and then carefully cut each piece with a knife, put the finished stuffing in (this stuffing depends on everyone's taste, usually you can use it to brew tofu). I remember it was boiled in boiling water, soaked in cold water for a day or two, squeezed out the water and brewed again. Just cook it again.

5. stir fry. First, clean the grapefruit, peel off the green peel and remove the floc. Leave a soft white sponge in the middle and cut it into thin slices. Then put the cut grapefruit peel into a pot and soak it in clear water for two to three days, changing the water once a day to remove the bitterness. If you are in a hurry to eat, soak the cut grapefruit peel in boiling water before cooking, even the freshly opened grapefruit can remove the bitterness. Stir-fry shredded ginger, shredded garlic and shredded dried Chili with oil (more oil), add soy sauce, saute until fragrant, and then pour in water. After the water is boiled, pour in the dried grapefruit peel, add salt, and stir-fry after the water is boiled.

6. It can prevent insects. Tear off the white tendons inside, put them in a ventilated place to dry, and then dry the water. Put it in a bag with a small hole, which can be placed in the corner of a wardrobe or a rice bucket to prevent mosquitoes.

7. You can put it in the room to eliminate the odor. Putting grapefruit peel in the refrigerator can remove the odor in the refrigerator!

Supplement:

Treatment of children pneumonia with grapefruit peel boiled water

After eating grapefruit, leave the skin to dry, put it in a pot and boil it with water (the decoction pieces should not be too small, otherwise the efficacy will be reduced, but it should not be too large), and the water should not be too much (like decocting Chinese medicine). After cooking several times, pour the cooked soup into a bowl for the children to drink, and it will be fine after drinking several times.

2. Teak peel boiled water to treat chilblain

Boil water with dried grapefruit skin. When it is very thick, use this water to hot compress the frostbite, but avoid breaking the skin. Pay attention to the temperature of hot compress. At first, the temperature of the towel should not be too hot, but it can be shaken with hot air. After getting used to frostbite, gradually increase the temperature. When the temperature is the highest, take the towel out of the pot and apply it directly.

This method requires patience and long-term persistence (even if it is cured, it is best to persist until the end of this winter), which can promote the recovery of frostbite and effectively prevent the recurrence or reduction in the coming year. If there is no broken skin at the frostbite, you can add some dried peppers. It is best to use the pot and towel separately. Boiled water does not need to be changed, but it should be boiled every time. Adding new water must prolong the boiling time.

3. If there is an odor in the sneakers, you can put the thick skin of grapefruit into the shoes after eating it, and it is best to fill the whole shoe compartment. After 3 days, ensure that the unpleasant smell in the sneakers disappears completely.

4. It can be made into a dish, but it is more troublesome, because grapefruit peel has bitter taste. Blanch with boiling water and soak in cold water for two days before eating. Remember to peel off the yellow skin. You can also put it in the refrigerator or smell it at home.

Pickled grapefruit peel

(1) Cut off the outer skin, and be careful that it is all blue, otherwise it will be a bit bitter. Then cut it into strips horizontally, paying attention to cutting it thin. Scald it with boiling water, then soak it in cold water for a day or two and change the water once or twice. When changing water, pay attention to squeeze the water out of the skin first, and then put it into new water (this will remove the bitterness).

After a day or two, squeeze the skin out of the water and dry it a little. Then cook some sugar, cook it like water (you can put some in it if you want to eat spicy food), and put the skin in it and cook it together for a while. In this way, the grapefruit candy is ready.

(2) The "stuffing" of grapefruit is the same as the above, except that the skin is cut into three or four pieces to form a triangle, and then each piece is carefully cut with a knife, and the prepared stuffing is put in (this stuffing is to everyone's taste and can be used to brew tofu at ordinary times). I remember boiling it in boiling water, soaking it in cold water for a day or two, squeezing out the water and brewing it again. Just cook it again.

There are also dishes like braised pork with grapefruit skin, shredded pork soup with grapefruit skin and fried lean meat with grapefruit skin, which everyone can cook in different ways.