Health Knowledge: Drinking Grapefruit Tea if it has so many benefits

Commonly seen small oranges, such as Citrus junos and Ponkan, can all be called "chenpi pu-erh".

The "quat" of kumquat and the "tangerine" of tangelo

The materials of Kamqu are xinhui big red mandarin oranges, while the material for Kuipu is sun yellow or oranges from other places.

The newhall navel orange is one of the national geographic markers, and it has the most abundant nutrient value and inner substance among the materials of tangerine peel, while the efficacy of citrus peels is not as high as that of navel oranges.

The skin of new williams is thicker and has larger oil sacs that are easily visible.

After being dried or air-dried, the content of flavonoids in dried peel is greatly increased. Whether for food value or medicinal value, it's very high. The flavor after brewing is sweet and has a pleasant sweetness. The cost of authentic Xinhui mandarin is 46 times that of yunnan orange, other oranges.

The orange skin of Yangshan oranges is relatively thin and oil sacs are relatively small.

The medicinal value of dried orange peel is not high and the citrusy flavor in tea made from it is also not obvious.

Tangerine Peel's effects

In the Compendium of Materia Medica and the Qing dynasty's Supplement to the Compendium of Materia Medica, both have records of the efficacy and function of orange peel tea. Orange peel tea has a clear and fresh fragrance, soothes liver and nourishes lungs, dissolves accumulation and stagnation, suitable for circulation of five viscera, rich in vitamin content, is the first choice product to moisten lungs, invigorate stomach, lower fat, dissolve alcohol, solve smoke poison, beautify skin, reduce weight.

The "pomelo" in Pomelos is a borrowing from the Chinese language where pomelo is named (píng guǒ). The "pomelo" in the name of the citrus fruit, however, is derived from the Cantonese pronunciation of the Mandarin Chinese word for grapefruit, which sounds like "pip-oo-loh".

Puerh tea can be classified into green puer and red puer according to the skin of the fruit. According to different growth levels, green puer can be divided into small green puer (small green puer) and green puer; red puer can also be divided into two red puer and big red puer. Among the four kinds of fruit skin, the most representative are young small green puer and fully matured big red puer.

Compared with the big red pomelo, small green pummelo has a high content of volatile fruit oil (limonene) and citric acid, which has good cough-suppressing, expectorant and antibacterial effects, besides, it also has a very good effect on skin nourishment.

However, pomegranate and fruit-scented aromatic compounds are rich in sugar content, high in tartaric acid content and have actual effects on reducing blood pressure, and can also help intestinal peristalsis to assist digestion, have a large benefit for regulating dietary balance, and are rich in multiple vitamins.

Citrus aurantium's effects

1. Weight Loss Effects of Lipid-lowering

After fermentation, Pu-erh tea produces new lipase and the volatile component of citrus peel can lubricate intestines. The combination of the two can achieve fat reduction and weight loss effect, bringing good news to many overweight people.

2. Lowering blood pressure, preventing atherosclerosis

People gradually appear with high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis symptoms after years of living in habits and living pressures. Although there are many medicines that can be used to treat it, the old saying "a three-part poison" is true still.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if there was a way to alleviate these two symptoms without any side effects? And "quince tea" is precisely the drink that brings good fortune, persistent long-term consumption of quince tea can reduce hypertension and arteriosclerosis.

Anticancer, Anti-cancer

Scientists have conducted many experiments and found that people who drink tea frequently have a lower rate of cancer than those who don't drink tea.

Beauty care, skin improvement, anti-aging.

Pomelo tea is rich in vitamins C and E, polyphenols, amino acids, and other trace elements that have antioxidant effects, while regulating body metabolism, promoting blood circulation and alleviating the acceleration of physical aging.

5. Nourish the stomach, protect the stomach

Yunnan tea blended with dried orange peel, the tea is mild and beneficial for digestion.

6. Relieving stagnation and reversing rebellious Qi, regulating spleen and stomach, reducing dryness and transforming dampness.

Detoxification

In modern society, there are many occasions where drinking is unavoidable, and a cup of kumquat tea can help alleviate the intoxication while warming one's stomach.

Stop coughing and converting phlegm, moisten lungs and generate fluid.

Yunnan tea has a mild taste, suitable for the whole family to drink. In the initial stage of coughing, you can drink Yunnan tea that is over 6 years old to relieve cough; middle-aged people who are not comfortable with their stomach or have been drunk can also use Yunnan tea to relieve. Drinking Yunnan tea long-term will alleviate digestive problems and lower blood lipids and pressure.

Efficacy of Citrus aurantium (small orange)

Dwarf orange peel contains furanone components, with antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiviral (HIV), anticancer and antioxidant properties etc.

Relieving bronchitis and bronchial asthma

D-β-Aminobutyric acid is also another component of citral, which can relax bronchial smooth muscle, contract blood vessels, increase blood pressure and stimulate the central nervous system. It can be used to relieve bronchitis and bronchial asthma.

2. Inhibiting tumors and cancer cell proliferation

Small citrus belongs to immature fruit of new will tea tree, peel contains multi-methoxy flavonoids, can inhibit tumor cell proliferation.

These flavonoids can inhibit cell proliferation by interfering with the cell membrane and enzymes as well as signaling transduction mechanisms of cancer cells, thereby inhibiting DNA replication and protein synthesis.

Antifungal activity

Small oranges contain peel flavonoids, which have antifungal properties. It can inhibit the proliferation of small cell lung cancer cells, inhibit mast cell histamine release and relax smooth muscle contraction.

4. Invigorates the mind and refreshes, whitens skin.

The phenolic acids contained in small citrus peels can kill bacteria, and also make the body smell fragrant, wake up, refresh, whiten skin, clear heat, resolve fire, nourish yin and beautify. It has a significant effect on female friends. When drinking with green tea, it can be refreshed to reduce fatigue.

5. Antiviral activity

Citrus plants are generally rich in limonoids, and ponkan's contain even more of them. They have antiviral activity as well as other beneficial bioactive properties.

6. Metabolism Promotion

Citrus flavonoids have anti-hemagglutination, anti-thrombosis, anti-tumor, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic and anti-cholinesterase effects, is a carbohydrate metabolic enhancer, while Citrus unshiu peel has nobiletin.

Relief of bronchitis and bronchial asthma

D-maltol is also another component of citron, can relax bronchial smooth muscle, vasoconstriction, increased blood pressure and excite the central nervous system effect, which can be used to alleviate bronchitis and bronchial asthma.

Improving Memory Impairment

Suitable for benign amnesia, significantly improved AD patients' cognitive functions, behavior and mood disorders. Improved memory impairment caused by dementia and brain organic disease.

Lipid-lowering weight loss

Overseas research has found that synephrine mainly acts on oxidizing fat and weight loss, so it is often used as an effective ingredient in slimming drugs.

Boosts Metabolism

Polysaccharides from Chenpi (Citrus reticulata) have antithrombus, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antifungal, and immunosuppressive effects.