Efficacy and function of exocarpium citri grandis
Exocarpium Citri Grandis has the functions of dispelling cold and dampness, benefiting qi and eliminating diseases, relieving cough, invigorating spleen and promoting digestion, and is known as "Southern Ginseng". As early as the Southern Song Dynasty, Huazhou began to plant exocarpium Citri Grandis, which became a court tribute in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Its preparations and handicrafts were once very popular, and it was one of the "Four Southern Medicines in China" and "Ten Guangzhou Medicines".
Edible method of exocarpium citri grandis
Boil water to drink.
The simplest way to use it is similar to drinking tea. Add 1-3 orange slices and soak them in boiling water above 80 degrees. You can finish them in less than ten seconds. Better drink it while it's hot. If you are afraid of bitterness, don't soak for too long or put a small amount. Add more bubbles after getting used to the taste.
Stewed Fritillaria with Sweet Orange
Ingredients: 3g licorice, exocarpium Citri Grandis 10g, Rhizoma Pinelliae 10g, Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae 10g and 50g lean meat.
Practice: After cleaning the medicinal materials, add 200ml of water, steam stew 1 hour, and add salt to taste.
Efficacy: regulating qi and resolving phlegm, dispersing lung and relieving cough. Patients with chronic bronchitis and lung qi have turbid phlegm and are suitable for eating.
Hong Ju Baizhu Decoction
Ingredients: Citrus grandis 5g, Atractylodes macrocephala 10g, Codonopsis pilosula 10g, Poria cocos 10g.
Practice: Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos and Codonopsis pilosula should be boiled for 30 minutes, then orange peel should be added, and boiled for 15 minutes before drinking.
Efficacy: Strengthening the spleen and regulating qi can help long-term drinkers protect the stomach and strengthen the spleen.
The difference between oranges and oranges
Orange: Irregular strip or irregular flake shape, yellow-brown or orange-red surface, shiny, covered with oil spots, fragrant, slightly bitter and numb. The main effective component contains hesperidin.
Exocarpium Citri Grandis: mostly pentagonal, hexagonal or heptagonal star-shaped, with yellow or yellowish green skin, hairy, wrinkled and pitted, slightly fragrant and bitter. It mainly contains naringin.
Both taste bitter, pungent and warm. But oranges are used for relieving cough, excessive phlegm, indigestion and no heat. Exocarpium Citri Grandis has the functions of resolving phlegm, regulating qi, invigorating spleen and promoting digestion, and is used for relieving phlegm stagnation in chest, relieving cough and asthma.