Tangerine peel is a very common Chinese herbal medicine in life, although few people usually pay attention to it, but "one or two tangerine peels and one or two gold, a hundred years of tangerine peel is better than gold" has been circulating among the people. It can be seen that the medicinal value of tangerine peel is very high.
Tangerine peel contains a lot of vitamin B, vitamin C, as well as volatile oils, hesperidins, glycosides, etc. When cooking dishes, add a little tangerine peel, and this bitter pigment will blend with other flavors to create a unique flavor. In addition to being used as a seasoning agent in stir-frying, a better way to eat tangerine peel is to soak it in water and drink it, which can bring several benefits to the body.
For example, the taste of tangerine peel is fragrant, and it is often soaked in water to drink, which has a calming and calming effect. However, don't drink it before going to bed and avoid waking up at night, which will affect the quality of sleep. In addition, the bitter substance in tangerine peel is "limon-like", which is characterized by its easy dissolution in water and can help digestion. In addition, a large number of glycosides contained in tangerine peel can play a role in preventing lipid peroxidation, and the pectin in tangerine peel contains some low-molecular substances, which can reduce the blood lipid content in the human body.
"Tangerine peel" should know its name, to "Chen" some as well, again, to pick "Chen" for at least three years, the reason is the following two points:
1. It is not called tangerine peel when the citrus peel is dried, but only the mature citrus peel that has been naturally aged for three years or more can be called "tangerine peel".
2. It has been confirmed by many scientific studies that the longer the tangerine peel is stored, the content of volatile oil it contains will be greatly reduced, but the content of flavonoids will increase, and the greater the medicinal effect of tangerine peel.
Isn't there also an old saying that "tangerine peel is better if it is red for a long time" and "it is good for a long time"? This also tells us that the older the tangerine peel, the better.
However, it is also important to soak tangerine peel in water to drink:
◎ The tangerine peel should be washed with water before brewing to clean the dust and impurities, and this step is "washing medicine".
◎ Drain after washing, then put it in a teapot, pour boiling water and brew for a few minutes before drinking. You can also cover the tangerine peel and simmer for a few minutes.
◎ Tangerine peel will have a bitter, pungent and astringent taste after soaking for a long time, so whether you choose to brew or simmer, the time should not exceed 10 minutes.
◎It is recommended that tangerine peel can be soaked in water two to three times, and after the taste becomes lighter, it is better to chew tangerine peel.
However, tangerine peel has a pungent and warm taste, and it is easy to cause fire if you eat too much, and because it has a lot of volatile oils that are easy to consume gas, it is enough to drink tangerine peel water twice a week, and it is not suitable to drink a large amount at one time. If tangerine peel is used in dishes, then the amount of tangerine peel soaked in water should be reduced accordingly.
Although tangerine peel water is good, it is not something that everyone can drink, so the following types of people need to pay attention.
(1) People with yin deficiency, that is, less water and yin fluid in the body, tangerine peel is dry and damp, which will dry up the water and aggravate the symptoms of yin deficiency.
(2) For people with a lot of fire, the fire in a person's body is too big, and drinking more tangerine peel water is equivalent to adding firewood to the fire, resulting in greater fire.
(3) For people with a hot cough, although tangerine peel has the effect of relieving cough and reducing phlegm, when the phlegm is yellow-white when coughing, this is a hot cough, and drinking tangerine peel water will be counterproductive.
(4) For people who are taking medicine, tangerine peel will affect the "pharmaceutical enzyme" to a certain extent, and if people who are taking medicine blindly drink tangerine peel water, it may affect the efficacy of the medicine.
(5) Pregnant women and mothers, pregnant women are a group of people who need to be protected, no matter what traditional Chinese medicine food they eat, they should consult a doctor first. The reason why pregnant women are not suitable for drinking tangerine peel water is mainly because tangerine peel will shrink milk and affect breastfeeding. If it is the weaning period, you can drink some tangerine peel water.
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