Why is tangerine peel steamed and dried three times?

We all know that the most important thing when cooking is the color, aroma and taste. To achieve color, aroma and taste, the heat is one aspect, and another more important aspect is the choice of seasoning. The seasoning must be added in the right amount to make the dish taste delicious. Many people like to put some dried tangerine peel in stews, but the production process of dried tangerine peel requires three steaming and three drying. So why does dried tangerine peel need to be steamed and three drying?

1. The steps to make tangerine peel are as follows:

After buying oranges, wash them first, then soak them in salt water for 20 minutes, and finally rinse them repeatedly with clean water.

After washing the oranges, peel them and place them in the sun with the white part facing upwards to dry. Remember to keep them ventilated.

After the orange peel is dried, put it in a steamer and steam it for about 10 minutes to allow the steam to steam the orange peel thoroughly. Repeat the drying and steaming process 3 times.

After three steamings and three dryings, the aroma of the tangerine peel will be released. Seal it in a glass jar immediately and it can be eaten after one year.

Second, because the volatile oil contained in fresh orange peel has a strong pungent smell, repeated steaming will allow the volatile oil to evaporate. This is a good way to enhance the medicinal properties of traditional Chinese medicine.

The efficacy of tangerine peel:

1. Used for symptoms such as chest and abdominal distension. Tangerine peel is pungent, dispersing, warming, and aromatic. It is good at regulating qi and can enter the spleen and lungs. Therefore, it can disperse the stagnation of lung qi.

It can also promote the flow of qi and relieve fullness, and is used for symptoms such as lung qi stagnation, chest and diaphragm fullness, spleen and stomach qi stagnation, and abdominal distension. It is often used in combination with costus root, fructus aurantii, etc.

2. Used for symptoms such as dampness blocking the middle burner, abdominal distension, loose stools and diarrhea, and cough with excessive phlegm. Tangerine peel is bitter, warm, and can dry dampness and strengthen the spleen and promote qi circulation. Therefore, it is often used for symptoms such as dampness blocking the middle burner, abdominal distension, loose stools and greasy tongue coating. It can be used together with Atractylodes lancea and Magnolia bark. It is also good at drying dampness and resolving phlegm. It is a commonly used medicine for treating damp phlegm blocking the lungs and cough caused by excessive phlegm. It is often used together with Pinellia and Poria.

3. Used for symptoms such as spleen deficiency, decreased appetite, indigestion, nausea and vomiting. This product can dry dampness and strengthen the spleen and appetite. It is suitable for symptoms such as weak spleen and stomach, reduced appetite, indigestion, and diarrhea. It is often used in combination with ginseng, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, etc. Because it can both strengthen the spleen and regulate Qi, it is often used as an adjuvant to Qi-tonifying drugs. It can tonify without stagnation and prevent congestion and bloating. In addition, tangerine peel can harmonize the stomach and treat stomach disharmony, nausea and vomiting. If the stomach is cold and vomiting, it can be used together with ginger; if the stomach is hot and vomiting, it can be used together with bamboo shavings, coptis chinensis and other medicines.