In daily life, people mostly throw away fruit and vegetable peels, but these peels are actually great helpers in our lives. They can help us prevent some diseases and keep us healthy, as long as we know how to use them.
1. Apple Peel
It has an astringent effect. Decocting it into a soup or steeping it as tea can treat excessive 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, neurotic colitis, and hypertension. Additionally, mashing a fresh apple peel into a paste and applying it to a cloth to scrub bathtubs, washbasins, and toilets can restore their original shine.
2. Pomelo Peel
It can regulate qi, resolve phlegm, stop coughs, and relieve asthma. Chopping one pomelo peel, steaming it until soft with an appropriate amount of honey or malt sugar, and then adding a small amount of hot yellow wine to take one spoonful in the morning and evening can treat coughs and asthma in the elderly. Drinking a decoction of pomelo peel can resolve phlegm, aid digestion, relieve asthma, and stop hernia pain. Furthermore, placing pomelo peels in the kitchen cabinet or refrigerator can eliminate bad odors.
3. Banana Peel
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, invigorating 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 care. Furthermore, repeatedly polishing leather shoes with a banana peel can remove stains from the upper. Then, applying shoe polish can instantly make them shine.
4. Watermelon Peel
It is better than the watermelon flesh for relieving summer heat, quenching thirst, and clearing heat and toxins. Traditional Chinese medicine uses watermelon peel and juice to make "Xigua Cuiyi" (Green Watermelon Rind), which has effects such as 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 peel is rich in vitamins C and E, rubbing it on the skin or mashing it into a paste and applying it to the skin, leaving it for 10-15 minutes before washing it off, can nourish, soften, and beautify the skin and prevent and treat prickly heat and boils.