Citrus contains rich health effect, can be said to be “the whole body is medicine”, but eat wrong, also may cough more than, the cold intensifies. How to eat the best citrus health effects? Please see the private room of Chinese and western medicine and nutritionist.
Hemingway, the great literary giant, hit the wall of literary exhaustion period, the juice of the small orange peel squeezed in the stove edge, to see it beep peel away blue flames, while pacifying himself said, “Don’t worry, you have been writing like this before, you will write now.” Only in this way can we break through the difficulties and write down all the way.
Grey winter, from the bottom of a pot of gold can-liang huang citrus an exciting pleasure, rutaceae citrus produced in early spring, but not the inspiration source of literati, and is the most abundant fruit production all over the world, especially Taiwan island there are many more sweet juicy citrus varieties, such as a nickname for tangerine orange (orange Taiwanese pronunciation for butyl), do not know the spring, ponkan, fire orange, navel orange, kumquat, tutoring domestic fruits and vegetables agricultural big figure for many years, zte university professor of plant disease (zhejiang.it reigned was praised, citrus fruits is the pride of Taiwan’s unique, “flavor is good, the world rare citrus fruit is better than Taiwan.”
And from sight, smell, taste to nutrition, citrus is more difficult to hold a variety of sensory health effects.
Studies have found that orange peel makes people feel warm and comfortable, as if surrounded by nature. Fresh scents can fight anxiety and relieve stress. Studies in Hong Kong have even found that massaging ginger and citrus oils can help alleviate painful spasms in the joints of the elderly.
The slightly sour taste of citrus, from a large amount of citric acid and malic acid, can improve the heat metabolism, quickly eliminate body fatigue, Japanese mother often in the snow in the winter to pick the yard of kumquat brew wine, for the hard working man and his children play cheer.
In the eyes of Chinese and Western doctors and nutrition experts, citrus can help digestion, lower blood pressure, protect the heart and relieve anxiety, is worthy of the name “pistachios”.
Citrus has good antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects
Citrus fruits vitamin C not all content is the highest, but it contains a variety of antioxidants such as polyphenols and flavonoids, two addition, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effect, double cancer can not only prevent cardiovascular disease, so the nutrition society of America loudly, “eating an orange than swallowing vitamin C, the effect is better.”
Citrus flavonoids can boost blood vessel function and fight inflammation, reducing stroke risk if eaten daily, according to a new British study.
Flavonoids also have neuroprotective effects, and a Harvard study found that eating citrus fruit slowed the onset of Parkinson’s disease.
Citrus is also high in polyphenols, “especially in the peel,” says Zhao Qiang, a nutritionist at Mackay Hospital. Polyphenols are powerful antioxidants that can remove harmful free radicals from the body.
Citrus peels have many benefits:
● Hesperdin and vitamin P protect blood vessels.
● A rich pectin helps with bowel movements and lowers blood pressure and cholesterol.
● Naringenin, a citrus peel, inhibits the formation of renal cysts and could be used to develop new drugs for the treatment of polycystic kidney disease, a UK study has found
● The more you consume of naringin, the better your weight loss results, according to a Dutch study.
Citrus to change Chinese medicine, treatment of gastrointestinal diseases
In addition, the sour taste of citrus, which makes people squint their eyes, also has a health-giving effect to Traditional Chinese medicine.
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) texts say that sour tastes enter the liver, and eating tangerine in winter “can also store energy for the coming spring,” says Yang Su-ching, a TCM doctor at Taipei United Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
From orange peel (tangerine peel), tangerine, tangerine flesh to tangerine core have invigorate the spleen, appetizer, regulate qi, blood circulation, cough and phlegm effect.
Orange peel is the most commonly used medicine.
Generally divided into three categories:
Orange peel after the direct sun dry called orange red, has the cold solution table, the line of gas phlegm effect, beef noodles often added.
The green peel is made of immature citrus skin dried in the sun. It has a strong effect of relieving liver and breaking up qi, dispersing phlegm and eliminating phlegm. It is commonly used to treat liver and qi stagnation, breast pain and stomach distension before menstruation, Yang Suqing mentioned.
Tangerine peel is made by drying orange peel and adding Traditional Chinese medicine. It has a good effect of regulating spleen and stomach. Therefore, it is regarded as the first choice medicine for treating diseases by Traditional Chinese medicine.
Tangerine peel taste bitter, warm, invigorate the spleen, dampness and phlegm, relieve nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, flatulence and detoxification, is a very good stomach and intestines traditional Chinese medicine.
Regular people in the diet also often see traces of tangerine peel. For example, the Cantonese developed a snack of dried tangerine plum, which can help digestion and change the smell of the mouth. It was often bought as a companion gift by passengers passing through the Hong Kong airport.
The aroma of tangerine peel appetizers, also become the recipe of spices. For example, Japanese people combine various spices such as tangerine peel to make colorful seven-flavour powder to enhance flavor (also known as seven-flavour Tang Xin zi, other and sesame seed, seaweed, mountain pepper, fire sesame seed, Perilla, pepper, etc.), especially barbecue meat on a string, fish and seafood, must sprinkle a little to add aroma, taste, also can go greasy; Chinese people like to use five-spice powder to add flavor, tangerine peel is an indispensable role, and other spices are star anise, clove, cinnamon, cumin, pepper and other spices.
Tangerine meat antidote
As for the orange flesh outer enveloping white orange collaterals, some people disrelish the taste of firewood is not good, always want to pull clean to pick out, but the research discovers, tangerine collaterals benefit is much, not only contain rutin can make blood vessel maintains flexibility; Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the network distribution of orange collaterals can qi meridian, for a long cough, chronic disease, especially pulmonary fibrosis of the people, dredup effect is good, can improve the cough condition, said Yang Ren-lin, a traditional Chinese medicine doctor in Taipei Rong General Traditional Medicine Department.
But he cautions against eating tangerine collaterals to treat coughs, because tangerine collaterals are usually used in combination with other Chinese medicines, rather than a single flavor to cure coughs.
The white seed inside tangerine flesh is called tangerine core, in traditional Chinese medicine has the effect of regulating qi to disperse knot to stop pain, commonly used to alleviate testicular swollen pain and breast lump swollen pain.
Orange meat less medicine, as a general diet can produce saliva thirst quench phlegm. If your mouth feels dry in the winter, eat orange slices to nourish your thirsty respiratory system.
Or after drinking, heavy fish and heavy meat, I ate liuretic jiejiu of Stable citrus fruit, which was stable to almost smooth the stomach heat reaction caused by heavy eating (for example, dry mouth). “Orange meat is a good medicine for jiejiu,” said Yang suqing.
A number of experts agree that the organic non-toxic citrus, even skin and white collaterals eat raw, the best intake of complete nutrients and efficacy.
Dietitian Zhao Qiang analyzed citrus fruits in depth many years ago and discovered the nutritional value of tangerine, so he got rid of the habit of tearing tangerine collaterals: each time, he patiently peeled or peeled the thin skin of oranges, and then swallowed the whole orange together with the white collaterals.
And the acid of citrus can help mineral such as iron and copper dissociate come out, accelerate the body to absorb use, especially the iron of plant sex absorbs utilization rate to be poor, less than 5%, the person that eat a vegetable to be able to eat citrus appropriately in the process of have a meal, conduce to iron to absorb.
But both Chinese and western medicine agree not to eat more than three oranges a day.
Citrus is high in sugar and people with diabetes should limit their intake. And drink orange juice is not equal to the benefits of the intake of citrus, but because of the intake of too much sugar caused by triglyceride too high, eat citrus is best.
Chinese medicine believes that citrus taste is cool, eat more but easy to harm the spleen and stomach system, remind the following conditions to eat citrus to be careful:
● Cold cold cold (phlegm very clear, afraid of cold, blow to wind easy cough) do not eat citrus, because citrus cold, eat cough more severe, Yang Renlin reminded.
● Physique cold, weak gastrointestinal function, long illness poor spleen and stomach function to eat less, because citrus cool cold, eat too much will let cold accumulation in the joints, causing waist and knee pain.
● Citrus should not be eaten with radish, as two cold foods combined may affect thyroid function and cause goiter, Yang suqing said.
● Eat citrus before and after an hour do not drink milk, protein and vitamin C will congeal into a piece, easy to cause gastric flatulence.
Baked oranges for coughs and colds? Too much exaggeration
As for the myth that baked oranges and salt can cure coughs and colds, doctors say it’s too much.
“The auxiliary effect of relieving symptoms,” Said Yang Suqing, the baked orange is suitable for a cold and cough late throat dry, because illness will hurt the body fluid distribution, eat some orange runfei cough supplement body fluid, will feel more comfortable, but can not treat a cold and cough.
Foreign studies have also found that large amounts of vitamin C do not treat colds, but only reduce the duration of illness and severity of symptoms.
During the festival, people send kumquat potted plants to pray for big “orange” Italy. You can also learn from Yang Suqing, a Chinese medicine doctor, and use the citrus to make small snacks to prevent illness (see “Chinese medicine doctor teaches you to make homemade citrus snacks”).
Or simply pick up the spatula and follow us as we copy the beautiful citrus meal, filling the kitchen with the warmth and happiness of grandma’s home in the country.
Deodorant, flatten, homemade citrus clove sticks
The orange and orange peels are dried, and 3 cloves are inserted into each orange peel to make a nice orange clove stick.
Put in the home not only can eliminate air peculiar smell, halide meat, do sweet soup, throw piece go in also have raise flavour effect. Cloves can be chewed directly in the mouth to eliminate bad breath and prevent halitosis.
Solve greasy disease prevention, Chinese medicine doctor teach you homemade orange snacks
Wash the small kumquats and air dry them. Select a large glass jar and spread them with a layer of kumquats, a layer of sugar, a layer of salt and a layer of dried basil (available at Chinese medicine stores). Then repeat the above sequence and stack them until the jars are opened and sealed for a month.
After opening, one small kumquat can be picked up as snacks to eat, or it is to crush flat bubble hot water, in addition to prevent a cold can also solve greasy stomach, Yang Suqing, a Chinese medicine doctor said.
Solution greasy another trick is peace tea, the New Year must: organic or non-toxic citrus peel washed and cut into thin strips, put into the oven to bake dry after the freezer, feel flatulent when take frozen orange peel 6 grams plus ginger 3 pieces, poured into 350CC of hot water, full of uncomfortable belly immediately loosen bind.
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