Dr. Lai Ruixin said that the Chinese Compendium of Materia Medica mentioned that the spleen is the mother of primordial qi and the lung is the reservoir of qi, while dried tangerine peel is a medicine of two meridians and two qi, which can strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite, nourish the liver, relieve cough and resolve phlegm, eliminate dampness and resolve phlegm, regulate qi and harmonize middle energizer, and is widely used in clinic. Even in the homes of ordinary people, dried tangerine peel is a good health care magic weapon.
For example, when catching a cold, take 5g of dried tangerine peel, add 500°c water to decoct the soup, and put a small amount of Jiang Mo and brown sugar to take it while it is hot, which will help to relieve discomfort. Or, with 5 grams of hawthorn and 5 grams of dried tangerine peel, it will help to improve symptoms such as indigestion and loss of appetite.
Drying dried tangerine peel does not mean making tea with dried tangerine peel, which may cause gastrointestinal discomfort.
Chenpi, where did you get it? Many people think that "orange peel is dry", but the answer is not that simple! Dr. Lai Ruixin said, "Chenpi is not Chenpi". If we want to transform dried tangerine peel into dried tangerine peel with medicinal and health care value, we need to pay attention to two major issues: "aging time" and the subsequent "preservation method"!
Dr. Lai Ruixin further explained that there are many volatile oil components in fresh orange peel, which will stimulate the digestive tract and easily lead to digestive dysfunction. If people directly use dried orange peel to make tea, the orange peel at this time is like candied fruit, which not only has no health care function, but also people with weak gastrointestinal function may even be stimulated by the volatile oil in orange peel and have indigestion symptoms.
Chenpi can only be called Chenpi if it is aged for 3 years. However, after dried or air-dried, the content of unhealthy volatile oil will decrease, while the content of flavonoids will increase, and then the medicinal value will be fully reflected. In principle, it is better to age orange peel for a long time. According to herbal records, orange peel can only be called "dried tangerine peel" after more than 3 years. The color of orange peel will turn black, and the longer it is placed, the stronger the fragrance will be.
It should also be noted that the orange peel is not completely dried, and it can be labeled as "Chenpi" after 3 years! The aging of dried tangerine peel needs air to remove its internal irritants and change its color. The air in Taiwan Province is humid. How to prevent health care products from being moldy and scrapped in Chenfang for a long time?
Dr. Lai Ruixin said that the shorter the year, the more fructose and water the tangerine peel contains, and the easier it is to get wet, so it needs to be carefully preserved. The suggested preservation method is to put dried tangerine peel or dried tangerine peel into hemp bag or cloth bag and put it in a ventilated and cool place to dry continuously; In addition, it needs to be taken out and aired once a year to ensure that it is not moldy.
In addition, when making dried tangerine peel, remember to choose mature oranges with completely yellow skin, and try to use organic oranges without pesticides and preservatives to ensure food safety.
Self-made tangerine peel steps:
Material: organic orange 1 kg.
Exercise:
1. Wash the orange peel, dry the water with a clean kitchen paper towel, and scrape off the white silk inside the orange peel with a knife.
Rinse it again, dry it, and put it in the sun for a few days. During this period, the other side is often turned over until both sides are completely dry.
3. Put the dried tangerine peel into a ventilated linen bag and store it in a cool and ventilated place. 1 year can be used, but it may have no fragrance and poor health care effect; It will not have a more practical health care effect on the human body until the grade of medicinal tangerine peel in the third year.