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- The effect of oranges.
- Remedy from fruits, leaves, orange peel
Oranges are fruits with many nutrients that are like "super food".This fruit is quite popular in Vietnam, can be easily purchased at markets or supermarkets.
Currently, in the orange season, everyone should take advantage of the nutrients from this fruit to improve health.
Orange is a rich source of natural vitamin C.Analysis of chemical composition of oranges, it is found that in 100g of orange citrus with 87.5g of water, 0.9g of protid, 1.3g of organic acid, 8.4g glucid, 1.4g of cellulose, 34mg of calcium, 23mg phosphorus,0.4mg of iron, quite a lot of vitamin A (in the form of carotene), vitamin B1, B2, PP ...
According to traditional medicine, orange is also an almighty medicine - not only the result but even the leaves and orange peels are valuable medicinal herbs.
According to the doctor, physician Nguyen Huu Trong, Member of the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Medicine Association, the orange has a sweet and sour taste;The effect of refreshment, neo -epidemic, lung cool, sputum, heat and diuretic.Orange juice is an antidote to treat fever, treat secretions, help appetite, alcohol.
In case of mouth thirst, sore throat, coughing up sputum using fresh orange juice to help new refreshments, detoxify heat, evacuate heat, appetizers of real pepper, melting gas.
“Orange forced the body to be tired, refreshed, cool and constipated.Eating 1-2 fruits or pressing/squeezing drinking water, ”Mr. Trong shared.
Leaves and orange peels also have precious effects.
Not only the orange citrus has a healing effect, but the leaves, barks, orange seeds - Things are often thrown away - also used as medicine.
Herbalist Trong said that the orange leaves are fragrant, warm, used to treat yellow or bloody ears.Orange leaves are often used to store essential oils.The peeled orange peel is spicy, aromatic, sputum effect, stagnant ventilation, helping digestion, air, coughing, melting phlegm ... effective with chronic bronchitis.Orange peel is also used as a drug stimulating digestion, treating abdominal pain, bloating, heartburn, going out.
"Both leaves and orange peels for weakening spleen, coughing up phlegm, using 8-12g daily powder or decoction," Trong said.
In addition, orange seeds are also used in beauty, treat fish acne.
Some remedies from oranges
- Stimulating digestion, sputum: leaves or orange peel 12g;8g tangerine peel, grapefruit peel 8g.All fragrant yellow stars can spread fine powder, drink 1-2 teaspoons a day (children can mix in porridge) divided into 2 times/day.
- Cure thirst, fatigue, constipation: 1-2 oranges, squeeze drinking water during the day.
- Cure flatulence, indigestion: 250g orange peel, spleen pigs 1 to intact, put in 3 bowls of water, simmer until there is a bowl, use both water and the female.
- Support the treatment of dengue fever: Orange juice, drink 3 times a day 1 time 1 250g fruit.
- Treatment of appetite: 250 g orange peel, old ginger 50 g, all dried, canopy powder, mix well and drink twice a day before meals, 1 teaspoon each time, continuous in 3-5day.
- Treatment of rheumatism: dried orange seeds in the shade, roast yellow, then spread the powder to drink 3 - 5g with boiled water to cool.
Oranges are non -toxic drugs, but when used, experts note that it is necessary to consult with expertise to achieve the best effect.