The efficacy of drinking licorice and tangerine peel soaked in water

Everyone is familiar with tangerine peel and licorice. It is a popular snack. It can also be said that it is a commonly used Chinese medicine. We often use it to make tea. It has great effects on the spleen and stomach of the human body. Licorice has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, clearing the lungs and reducing phlegm. Tangerine peel can also eliminate intestinal gas accumulation, strengthen the spleen and reduce phlegm. However, there are some contraindications to drinking tangerine peel soaked in water. People with excessive stomach acid or taking medicine cannot drink tangerine peel water. Special attention should be paid to the special group of pregnant women. It is not easy to drink tangerine peel and licorice soaked in water.

Effect 1: The effect of drinking tangerine peel soaked in water

1. Drinking tangerine peel soaked in water can promote digestion and increase appetite. Because tangerine peel contains limonoids, the limonoid taste helps promote intestinal peristalsis and thus promote digestion. In addition, tangerine peel contains volatile oils, hesperidin, vitamins B and C and other ingredients. The volatile oil it contains has a mild stimulating effect on the gastrointestinal tract, can promote the secretion of digestive juices, eliminate accumulated gas, and increase appetite.

2. Drinking tangerine peel soaked in water has the effect of removing phlegm and relieving cough. Tangerine peel is also a commonly used Chinese medicine. It tastes bitter and warm in nature. It has the effects of ventilating the spleen, drying dampness and resolving phlegm, relieving greasiness and leaving a fragrance, and relieving adverse reactions and stopping vomiting. It is suitable for people with symptoms such as stomach bloating, indigestion, loss of appetite, cough and phlegm.

3. Drinking tangerine peel soaked in water can eliminate intestinal gas. Tangerine peel has a mild stimulating effect on the gastrointestinal smooth muscles, which can promote the secretion of digestive juices and eliminate intestinal gas.

Other ways to eat tangerine peel

In addition to drinking soaked water, there are other ways to eat tangerine peel. So what are some other edible uses for tangerine peel? Here are three ways to eat tangerine peel.

1. Tangerine peel medicinal tea

Tangerine peel is generally used by people with spleen and stomach qi stagnation, indigestion, loss of appetite, and cough with phlegm. The following are tangerine peel medicinal teas, namely tangerine peel lipid-lowering tea and malt tea.

Lipid-lowering tea: Take 50 cents of dried tangerine peel, 30 cents of hawthorn, 10 cents of licorice, and 20 cents of salvia miltiorrhiza, boil at 1500cc, simmer for 20 minutes, and filter. It mainly has the effect of lowering cholesterol and blood fat. It is suitable for patients with hyperlipidemia in strong physique, but not suitable for those with frequent diarrhea or peptic ulcer.

Malt tea: 50 cents of malt, 30 cents of barley malt, 30 cents of tangerine peel, 20 cents of Shenqu, 10 cents of licorice or a little rock sugar, boil at 1000cc, simmer for 15 minutes, filter and it can stimulate appetite, strengthen spleen and promote digestion.