This is the custom of Hakka people. According to reports, when the Hakkas boil water and take a bath on New Year's Eve, they will put grapefruit leaves in it, which means to wash away all the bad luck last year and have good luck in the new year. Some people also add orange peel or citronella. Although the times are constantly changing, Hakka people have never forgotten this custom.

Folk spread grapefruit leaves have the functions of mildew removal, evil spirits, disinfection, transportation, blessing and purification. According to medical records, grapefruit is sweet and sour, cold and non-toxic, and has the effects of regulating qi stagnation, moistening the lungs and clearing the intestines. In daily life, when people move or move to a new home, they can sprinkle grapefruit leaf water inside or outside the house or hang grapefruit leaves on the door with red ropes. It can purify and pray.

Function of grapefruit leaves

Aromatic oil can be extracted from grapefruit leaves. The essential oil of grapefruit leaves contains linalool, linalool, nerol, citral and linalyl acetate. It has the fresh fragrance of linalool and linalyl acetate, and is widely used for perfuming perfume, toilet water, cosmetics and soap. The largest user of grapefruit leaf essential oil is France, and the main producers are Italy, France and Algeria.

China has a large planting area of grapefruit, which is planted in all southern provinces. However, the essential oil of grapefruit leaves is hardly developed and utilized, resulting in a lot of waste of resources. It can be seen that the development of grapefruit leaf essential oil in China is still a blank industry, which can not only increase the income of grapefruit farmers, but also earn foreign exchange for national exports.

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