Oranges are vibrant in color, sweet and sour, and a delicious fruit commonly found in autumn and winter. Rich in vitamin C. Oranges are often collectively referred to as citrus fruits with mandarins, are vibrant in color, sweet and sour, and one of the most common fruits in people's lives, and their peels can be used for medicinal purposes. Oranges are sweet and sour in taste, warm in nature, and enter the lung meridian. They are mainly used to treat chest and diaphragm qi stagnation, nausea and vomiting with poor appetite, insufficient stomach yin, dry mouth and thirst, lung-heat cough, and excessive drinking. They have the effects of stimulating appetite, quenching thirst, and moistening the lungs. Oranges are also very nutritious; one orange can almost meet the human body's daily requirement of vitamin C.
As the saying goes, "When oranges turn yellow, doctors hide." Many people don't know that the entire orange is a treasure. Let's see what its benefits are.
Orange Pulp: It has the effects of stimulating appetite, regulating qi, stopping cough, moistening the lungs, and sobering up from alcohol. It is mainly used for symptoms such as nausea and vomiting with poor appetite, dry mouth and tongue, lung-heat cough, and excessive drinking. Using 1 orange, 1 banana, 1 slice of lemon, and 1 tablespoon of honey, mix and consume, it also has the effect of weight loss.
Dried Orange Peel (Chenpi): It is the dried peel of a mature orange. It has the effects of regulating qi and strengthening the spleen, drying dampness and transforming phlegm, stopping cough and lowering adverse qi. For people with cough and excessive phlegm, you can take 6 grams each of dried orange peel, fresh ginger, and perilla leaves, decoct them in water, add an appropriate amount of brown sugar, and drink it twice a day. For people with hoarseness, you can decoct 20 grams of orange peel in water, squeeze the juice from two washed pears, and drink the mixture. For people with constipation, you can also wash fresh orange peels, dry them, stir-fry them gently, grind them into a fine powder, and take 1 gram each time, three times a day.
Green Orange Peel (Qingpi): The unripe peel or young fruit of an orange is called green orange peel. It has the effects of soothing the liver and breaking qi, dispersing nodules and resolving phlegm. Its qi-regulating power is relatively strong and is often used for symptoms such as fullness and distention in the chest and hypochondrium due to liver depression and qi stagnation, stuffiness in the epigastrium, food stagnation, or distension or lumps in the breasts.
Orange Pith (Luosuo): The net-like veins inside the orange peel have the effects of moving qi and unblocking the collaterals, transforming phlegm, and stopping cough. It is suitable for prolonged cough with chest pain and blood in the phlegm. The rutin contained in the orange pith can also protect blood vessels. For stomach pain caused by cold, you can take 3 grams of orange pith and 6 grams of fresh ginger, decoct them in water, add an appropriate amount of brown sugar, and take it.
Orange Seeds (Juzi): The seeds of the orange are slightly warm in nature, bitter and neutral in taste, and are good at regulating qi, dispersing nodules, and relieving pain. They are effective for testicular swelling and pain, breast lumps and pain, and lower back pain. People who often have lower back pain can take equal amounts of orange seeds and Eucommia, stir-fry them, grind them into a powder, take 6 grams each time with salted wine, and take it twice a day.
It should be noted that oranges are warm in nature, and eating too many can easily lead to "heatiness." They are more suitable for people with a cold stomach, fear of cold in winter, anemia, or heavy menstrual flow. However, people with a constitution of yin deficiency and yang excess, or those with internal heat, fever, infectious diseases, and menopausal women should try to eat less. Generally, it is best to eat no more than 3 oranges a day. Do not eat them before meals or on an empty stomach. It is not advisable to eat them with radishes or milk.