Undoubtedly, the most popular thing in the tea industry right now is the small green mandarin orange. It is the season for the small green mandarin orange to be on the market. Major tea companies and tea merchants have expressed their intention to sell it. For consumers, Regarding Xiaoqinggan, its effects and is your body type suitable for drinking Xiaoqinggan? How much do you know about this? After reading this article, the answer will naturally be revealed. ?

Why is Xiaoqinggan called Xiaoqinggan?

According to the provisions of the "Xinhui Tangerine Peel Geographical Indication Products", tangerine peel can be divided into tangerine green peel (green peel), micro orange peel according to the harvest period. Hongshu (yellow skin) and Dahongshu (red skin).

Small green tangerine refers to the fruit that is harvested when the peel is not colored and is physiologically immature. The tangerine fruit at this time is called small green tangerine. July-August every year is the picking season for small green oranges. The green tangerine has the most volatile oil, is slightly astringent and sour, and has a strong fruity flavor in the tea, with a sweet aftertaste.

Xiaoqinggan Pu'er tea is made from unripe green tangerine fruits and Yunnan ripe Pu'er, which are dried or naturally sun-dried and aged in dry warehouses.

Good Xiaoqinggan tea is pure in quality and combines the mellow fruity aroma with the mellow and sweet taste of Pu'er tea, forming a unique taste and flavor. After brewing, the tea color is orange-red and translucent, the tea soup is mellow, the soup has a delicate texture, the aftertaste is refreshing and sweet, and it has a strong old aroma, so it has been loved by consumers in recent years.

What is the difference between green peel and tangerine peel?

Similar points: Both tangerine peel and green peel are warm in nature.

Differences: One is a mature fruit and the other is a young fruit, which determines that the temperaments of the two are very different.

Tangerine peel is mature, so its nature is relatively mild, and it can take care of more comprehensively during the process of qi movement. It travels through most of the internal organs, so its application range is very wide;

Green peel It's different, it's green in color, it moves upward to clear the air, and it can enter the liver and gallbladder. It can soothe the liver and dissipate qi, eliminate accumulated qi and resolve stagnation. It is used for thoracic and costal cavity swelling and pain, mastitis, hernia pain, and qi stagnation caused by food accumulation.

So the key point is, is this kind of green orange suitable for everyone to drink?

Efficacy and contraindications of small green mandarin oranges

Green peel is warm in nature, bitter and pungent in taste, and belongs to the liver, gallbladder and stomach meridians.

Function: Soothes the liver and dissipates qi, eliminates accumulation and resolves stagnation. It is mainly used to treat chest and hypochondrium distension and pain, hernia, breast nucleus, mastitis, abdominal pain due to food accumulation and other diseases.

"Ben Cao Tu Jing" states: "It governs qi stagnation, lowering food, breaking accumulated knots and diaphragmatic qi." ?

"Secrets of Indications" states: ?Break the strong tendencies, dissipate stagnant Qi, remove dampness in the lower Jiao, and accumulate Qi on the left side of the body. ?

"Compendium of Materia Medica" contains: ?Remove phlegm and eliminate pimples, treat stagnation of liver qi, hypochondriac pain and anger, chronic malaria, hernia pain, and breast swelling. ?

"Compendium of Materia Medica" records: ?Green orange peel is a medicine that breaks stagnation of qi and removes hard accumulation. ?

Compendium of Materia Medica states: ?Cure chest and diaphragmatic qi inversion, chest pain, lower abdominal hernia, reduce breast swelling, soothe the liver and gallbladder, and purge lung qi. ?The amount of green peel decoction taken orally is 3 to 9 grams. People with qi deficiency should take it with caution.

What does it mean? This means that not all people are suitable to drink the green tangerine. The green peel is a medicine. It is suitable for people with stagnation of liver qi, swelling and pain in the chest and ribs, breast hyperplasia, and abdominal pain caused by food accumulation. However, it cannot be drunk for a long time because it has another effect. It is to break Qi, especially for those with Qi deficiency, it is best not to drink it.