With the spread of culture and the improvement of living standards, more and more people are paying attention to their health, and everyone is joining the ranks of health preservation.
When it comes to health preservation, many people may think about what to brew, and tangerine peel is a commonly brewed ingredient that can not only be brewed but also chewed directly.
Tangerine peel is mainly divided into aged tangerine peel and dried tangerine peel. It is mainly the dried peel of ripe oranges, formed by sun-drying or low-temperature drying.
In China, it is mainly produced in regions such as Guangxi, Guangdong, Sichuan, Fujian, and Jiangxi. Many ordinary people like to sun-dry the peels of eaten oranges to brew tea for drinking.
Benefits of Tangerine Peel
Tangerine peel has a slightly spicy and bitter medicinal properties and enters the spleen, stomach, and lung meridians. Its main functions are regulating Qi, invigorating the spleen, drying dampness, and transforming phlegm. In Chinese medicine textbooks, it is classified as a Qi-regulating herb.
Those suffering from stagnation of spleen and stomach resulting in distention, diarrhea, and damp-cold in the spleen and stomach are most suitable for using tangerine peel boiled in water or as a medicinal diet.
Tangerine peel is good at drying dampness and transforming phlegm, making it very suitable for individuals with damp phlegm or cold phlegm constitutions. For instance, those with a white, slimy, and thick tongue coating are very suitable for consuming tangerine peel.
Many research institutions have shown that tangerine peel is very helpful for relieving asthma and cough, and it also has a certain blood pressure-raising effect, helps in antiplatelet aggregation, antioxidant, and anti-aging.
In fact, the whole orange is precious, not just the peel, but also the core, pith, leaves, and orange-red, they are all medicinal herbs with the same origin as food.
Although tangerine peel has many benefits, it is important to note that some people are not suitable for consuming tangerine peel, otherwise, instead of promoting health, it may harm their own health.
Eating tangerine peel to dry dampness and transform phlegm can also delay aging, unfortunately, there are 3 types of people who do not have this privilege
1. People on medication
Tangerine peel may affect drug enzymes, easily leading to a decrease in drug efficacy. It is best not to consume tangerine peel during the medication period, otherwise, it could reduce the efficacy of tangerine peel.
2. People with excessive stomach acid
Tangerine peel is mainly for addressing indigestion. If you already have excessive stomach acid and vigorous stomach fire, it is best not to consume tangerine peel, as it may further burden the stomach and be detrimental to stomach health.
3. People with insomnia or poor sleep quality
Most people with insomnia tend to experience dry mouth before sleeping, but tangerine peel itself is relatively dry and warm. Consuming tangerine peel may worsen dryness, making it even less conducive to sleep, leading to aggravated insomnia.
