The efficacy and function of tangerine

Mandarin orange is a commonly used medicinal material in traditional Chinese medicine and is often used in the treatment of various diseases. So today I would like to share with you some information about mandarin orange.

[Other names] Jinshi (Ma Wan's "Food Classic"), Ganzi ("Kaibao Materia Medica"), Mu Nu ("Compendium of Materia Medica"), Ruijin Nu ("Qunfangpu").

[Source] It is the mature fruit of various citrus species such as the tea-branch orange and Ou orange of the Rutaceae family.

[Original form] ① Tea-branch tangerine, also known as: Xinhui tangerine, Jiangmen tangerine.

[Chemical composition] The fruit of the banana mandarin contains hesperidin, nobiletin and volatile oil. The roots contain stigmasterol, β-sitosterol and zanthoxylum bungeanum.

【Nature and flavor】Sweet, sour and cool.

【Functions and indications】It can quench thirst, sober up and promote urination.

【Note】 People with weak spleen and stomach should not take this product.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] 1. "Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica": Citrus fruits include red orange, milk orange, yellow orange, stone orange and sand orange. The types of citrus fruits include red citrus, milk citrus, tangerine, mountain citrus, and yellow citrus. The peels of these are used to remove the gas and regulate the stomach, but the fruits are generally edible, among which the lactic acid orange is the best.

From the above we can see that the Chinese medicine tangerine has very high medicinal value, so we can consider using tangerine in our lives.