In daily life, most people throw away fruit and vegetable peels, but these peels are actually great helpers in our lives. They can help prevent some diseases and keep us healthy, as long as we know how to use them.
It has an astringent effect. Decocting it into a soup or steeping it as tea can treat excess stomach acid and phlegm. Drying it, grinding it into a powder, and taking it on an empty stomach (2-3 times daily) has a certain therapeutic effect on chronic diarrhea, neurocolitis, and hypertension. Additionally, mashing a fresh apple peel into a paste and applying it to a cloth to scrub the bathtub, washbasin, toilet, etc., can restore their original shine.
It can regulate qi, resolve phlegm, stop coughs, and relieve asthma. Chop a pomelo peel, steam it with an appropriate amount of honey or malt sugar until soft, then add a small amount of hot yellow wine. Take one spoonful orally in the morning and evening to treat coughs and asthma in the elderly. Drinking a decoction of pomelo peel can resolve phlegm, aid digestion, relieve asthma, and stop hernia pain. Additionally, placing pomelo peels in the kitchen cabinet or refrigerator can remove odors.
Banana peels contain musatin, which can treat skin itching caused by fungal and bacterial infections. Banana peel also has effects such as quenching thirst, moistening the lungs and intestines, promoting blood circulation, and nourishing the essence. Mashing a banana peel and adding ginger juice can reduce inflammation and relieve pain. Rubbing hands and feet with a banana peel can prevent and chapped skin and frostbite. In addition, it can also treat hypertension and prevent cerebral hemorrhage. Drying banana peels and grinding them into a powder is also an excellent beauty product for skin protection. Furthermore, repeatedly wiping leather shoes with a banana peel can remove stains from the upper. Then, applying shoe polish will instantly make your shoes shine.
For relieving summer heat, quenching thirst, and clearing heat and toxins, watermelon rind is superior to the flesh. Traditional Chinese medicine uses watermelon rind and juice to make "Xigua Cuiyi" (Green Watermelon Peel), which has the effects of clearing summer heat, purging fire, and relieving vexation, and lowering blood pressure. It also has a certain therapeutic effect on anemia, dry throat, chapped lips, cystitis, ascites, and nephritis. Additionally, because watermelon rind is rich in vitamins C and E, wiping your skin with it or applying it as a paste for 10-15 minutes before washing it off has the effects of nourishing, softening, beautifying the skin, and preventing and treating prickly heat and boils.
It has the effects of relieving summer heat, strengthening the spleen, and promoting diuresis. It can be used to treat edema, abdominal distension, and difficult urination caused by kidney disease, lung disease, and heart disease. Washing your feet with a decoction of winter melon peel can treat both athlete's foot and foot odor, killing two birds with one stone.