Introduction: Adding a few pieces of dried tangerine peel to soup during winter not only enhances the flavor but also helps relieve stomach discomfort and treat coughs with excessive phlegm.
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, dried tangerine peel is pungent and bitter in taste, and warm in nature. It has the effects of warming the stomach to dispel cold, regulating qi, and strengthening the spleen. It is suitable for people with symptoms such as stomach bloating, indigestion, loss of appetite, and coughs with excessive phlegm.
Modern research indicates that dried tangerine peel contains a large amount of volatile oils, hesperidin, and other components. The volatile oils it contains have a mild stimulating effect on the gastrointestinal tract. About 10 grams of dried tangerine peel is sufficient when added to soup.
Dried tangerine peel is warm and drying in nature. People with a yin-deficient constitution, who have symptoms such as a dry cough with no phlegm and a dry mouth and throat, should not consume it in large amounts. Fresh tangerine peel cannot be used as a substitute for dried tangerine peel.