Oranges are high in water content and nutritious, containing more than ten nutrients such as vitamin C, citric acid, and glucose. When consumed properly, they can nourish the body. For patients with chronic hepatitis and high blood pressure, eating more tangerines can enhance the liver's detoxification function, accelerate cholesterol conversion, and prevent arteriosclerosis. Moderate consumption can increase appetite, but improper consumption can be counterproductive. I just learned this too, so I'm sharing it with you all!
When eating oranges, the following points should be noted: Control the amount consumed
According to research, eating three oranges a day can meet a person's daily vitamin C requirement. If consumed in excess, the excessive intake of vitamin C can increase oxalic acid metabolism in the body, which can easily lead to urinary and kidney stones. Additionally, eating too many can be harmful to the mouth and teeth. Oranges should not be eaten with radishes
After radishes enter the human body, they quickly produce a substance called sulfate, which is rapidly metabolized into an anti-thyroid substance—thiocyanate. If oranges are eaten at this time, the flavonoids in the oranges will be broken down in the intestines and converted into para-hydroxybenzoic acid and ferulic acid. These can enhance the inhibitory effect of thiocyanate on the thyroid, thereby inducing or causing goiter. Oranges are not suitable to be eaten with milk
The protein in milk is prone to react with the citric acid and vitamin C in oranges, solidifying into clumps. This not only affects digestion and absorption but can also cause symptoms such as bloating, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Therefore, it is not advisable to drink milk within one hour before or after eating oranges. It is not advisable to eat oranges before meals or on an empty stomach
Because the organic acids in oranges can irritate the gastric mucosa, which is not good for the stomach.
The elderly should eat fewer
Old people with weak gastrointestinal, kidney, or lung function should not eat too many, so as to avoid inducing symptoms like abdominal pain and weakness in the lower back and knees. Some children may experience "heatiness" from eating too many oranges
Some children who eat too many oranges may also experience what traditional Chinese medicine calls "heatiness," such as glossitis, periodontitis, and pharyngitis. Therefore, we believe that children should not eat too many oranges. If they do, they should stop eating them for 1-2 weeks before resuming.
In traditional Chinese medicine, oranges are considered to have medicinal effects such as moistening the lungs, relieving coughs, reducing phlegm, strengthening the spleen, regulating qi, and quenching thirst. They are a superior fruit suitable for everyone, especially the elderly and those with acute or chronic bronchitis and cardiovascular diseases. The entire orange is a treasure: not only is the pulp highly medicinal, its peel, seeds, vascular tissue, and leaves are all "authentic medicinal materials." The dried orange peel is used medicinally as "dried tangerine peel" and has the effects of regulating qi, drying dampness, reducing phlegm, stopping cough, strengthening the spleen, and harmonizing the stomach. It is often used to prevent and treat symptoms such as distending pain in the chest and hypochondrium, hernia, breast distension, breast lumps, stomach pain, and indigestion. Its seeds, called "orange seeds," have the effect of dissipating lumps and relieving pain, and are clinically often used to treat testicular swelling and pain, and inflammatory breast swelling. The orange vascular tissue, the network of veins on the orange segments, has the effect of unblocking collaterals, reducing phlegm, regulating qi, and activating blood circulation. It is often used to treat conditions like phlegm-stagnation cough. Because the orange vascular tissue is rich in vitamin P, it can effectively prevent and treat high blood pressure, and its frequent consumption by the elderly is beneficial for health. Orange leaves have the effect of soothing the liver, regulating qi, reducing swelling, and dispersing toxins, and are a key medicine for treating hypochondriac pain and breast pain. The orange peel scraped of its white inner layer, leaving only the outer skin, is called "orange red" and has the effects of regulating lung qi and dispelling phlegm. It is clinically often used to treat coughs and hiccups.
Oranges are rich in carbohydrates (glucose, fructose, sucrose), vitamins, malic acid, citric acid, protein, fat, dietary fiber, and various minerals. A recent study by Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization shows that eating one orange a day can help people avoid certain cancers (such as oral cancer, laryngeal cancer, and stomach cancer).
Although oranges have many benefits, it is better to eat them regularly rather than in large quantities. Traditional Chinese medicine considers oranges to be "warm" in nature, and eating too many can easily lead to "heatiness," with symptoms like canker sores, dry mouth, a sore throat, and constipation. Because the pulp of oranges contains certain organic acids, to avoid stimulating the gastric mucosa and causing discomfort, it is best not to eat oranges on an empty stomach. Additionally, oranges contain a large amount of carotene. If consumed in excess at one time or continuously in large amounts recently, the high concentration of carotene in the blood will cause the skin to turn yellow. At this point, besides drinking more water and temporarily not eating citrus fruits, you should also limit the intake of foods rich in carotene. After about a month, the skin color will return to normal.