Medicinal efficacy of dried tangerine peel

What are the effects of dried tangerine peel?

First, dried tangerine peel has the function of promoting digestion, mainly because it contains volatile oil, hesperidin and other ingredients, which can gently stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, accelerate the secretion of digestive juice, and at the same time eliminate the gas accumulated in the intestinal tract in time, thus enhancing people's appetite. Moreover, limonoids in dried tangerine peel can also promote the speed of intestinal peristalsis, thus promoting digestion.

Secondly, dried tangerine peel also has the function of resolving phlegm and relieving cough, because it contains some natural anti-inflammatory ingredients, which can help us eliminate the inflammation of the lungs and trachea, thus diluting the sputum and letting it be discharged faster. Not only that, its volatile oil components can also stimulate the human respiratory system and reduce the number of coughs. If you feel a lot of phlegm at ordinary times, you can prepare some dried tangerine peel, ginger and walnuts, and then add water to decoct them, which can play a role in resolving phlegm. People with bronchitis can also boil and drink dried tangerine peel at ordinary times, which is helpful to improve bronchitis.

Thirdly, dried tangerine peel can also be used as an adjuvant treatment for chilblain. The main method is to burn the fresh orange peel with fire, then grind it into powder and apply it to the affected area, which has certain effect on treating chilblain.

Fourthly, dried tangerine peel also has a certain hypolipidemic effect, because it contains a lot of glycosides, which can effectively prevent lipid peroxidation. At the same time, pectin in dried tangerine peel also contains some low-molecular substances, which can effectively reduce the content of human blood lipids, so if people with hyperlipidemia, they can eat dried tangerine peel properly.