Perhaps most people know that grapefruit grows on trees.
To say that the most seasonal fruit in autumn, grapefruit definitely occupies a place, grapefruit is also known as literary gallbladder, juicy and thick, sweet and sour, but also many people love to eat grapefruit, belly is also called by the medical community as the most therapeutic fruit.
In the eyes of traditional Chinese medicine, grapefruit is still a rare medicinal and food homologous food, and eating more grapefruit in autumn and winter is good for health. Whether it is yuzu peel or pulp, this fragrant taste is loved by many people. Therefore, the popularity of grapefruit has always been relatively high.
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Arbor. The largest citrus fruit, the fruit is usually up to 25 cm in diameter, green to light yellow when ripe, the flesh is sweet white (rarely pink or red), and the skin is thick and thick. There are more than 200 seeds, and some are seedless.
The peel, flowers and leaves of pomelo can also extract high-quality aromatic oil, high-quality pectin can be extracted from the peel, and the pulp can be processed into juice, fruit wine, citric acid, jam and canned food; It has the effect of eliminating food and detoxification.
【Nutrition Facts】
Grapefruit contains hesperidin, vitamins, minerals, protein, sugar and a very small amount of fat and other nutrients, of which vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B, carotene and other vitamins are relatively rich, the content of calcium, potassium and other ions in minerals is high, and the content of sodium ions is low.
【Effect of grapefruit】
1. Helps digestion. It has the effects of dissolving phlegm, moisturizing the lungs and clearing the intestines, tonifying blood and strengthening the spleen, which can cure symptoms such as lack of food, light mouth, indigestion, etc., and can help digestion, remove phlegm and quench thirst, and manage qi and disperse knots.
2. Promote wound healing. Grapefruit has the effects of invigorating the stomach, moisturizing the lungs, tonifying blood, cleansing the intestines, facilitating stool, etc., can promote wound healing, and has a good auxiliary effect on leukemia.
3. Prevent cancer and stroke. If middle-aged and elderly people have cerebrovascular diseases, eating grapefruit often can help prevent the occurrence of cerebral stroke. Yuzu contains a lot of vitamin C and calcium, which helps prevent the occurrence of bowel cancer and stomach cancer.
4. Beauty and beauty. Yuzu is smooth, degreasy and degreased, it is the top product for clearing fire, and long-term consumption also has beauty effects.
Grapefruit is rich in vitamin C, about three times more than lemon, grapefruit is also rich in vitamin P, can help restore skin tissue, plus grapefruit is relatively low in calories, which contains dietary fiber, so you can prevent obesity and skin aging by eating grapefruit.
5. Prevent blood clots
More and more people in modern times are plagued by cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and these diseases are often related to the existence of blood clots.
Especially in winter, the cold weather is also a high incidence season for many cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Eating grapefruit can well reduce the viscosity of blood, thereby preventing the formation of thrombosis and preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
6. Regulate emotions
The nutritional value of grapefruit is very high, grapefruit contains a volatile essential oil, eating more grapefruit can help regulate mood, relieve stress, people with high pressure at work and study can be adjusted by eating grapefruit.
7. Treat cough
Yuzu has a good moisturizing and physiotherapeutic effect on the throat, which is conducive to the healing of local inflammation and can relieve local itching, thereby blocking the cough reflex. In addition, grapefruit can also help dilute the viscosity of respiratory inflammation and secretions, making it easy to cough up, which is good for cough suppression and expectorant.
Now I know that grapefruit can not be eaten casually, for the sake of health, it is recommended that these 6 types of people eat as little as possible
1. People taking statins
Statins are mainly used to lower blood lipids, and the metabolism of this drug in the small intestine and liver requires the participation of a metabolic enzyme in the human body. A certain ingredient in grapefruit will inhibit this enzyme, reduce its activity, make patients have muscle aches, fatigue and other phenomena, and even develop rhabdomyolysis.
2. Patients with high blood pressure should not eat grapefruit
Patients with high blood pressure should not eat grapefruit, especially during the period of taking antihypertensive drugs, otherwise blood pressure is prone to serious side effects such as sudden drops, eating grapefruit immediately after taking antihypertensive drugs, just like overdose of antihypertensive drugs, easy to make blood pressure drop sharply, and then angina, myocardial infarction, or stroke.
3. People with weak spleen and stomach, cold body and heavy humidity
For people with cold spleen and stomach, cold and heavy humidity, it is not recommended to eat too much grapefruit, as we mentioned above, grapefruit belongs to cold food. Such people eat too much grapefruit, which will aggravate cold and humidity, cause gastrointestinal discomfort, loose stools, bloating, diarrhea, and indigestion.
4. Those who take contraceptives
Studies have shown that grapefruit has the most prominent effect on contraceptives. Therefore, people who have the habit of taking contraceptives should not eat grapefruit, so as not to cause serious consequences to their health. It should also be noted here that grapefruit is easy to interact with drugs, so the general population should not eat grapefruit during medication.
5. Liver dysfunction
The nutritional value and edible value of grapefruit are very high, but grapefruit contains an active substance, which has an inhibitory effect on an enzyme in the intestine, which will interfere with normal drug metabolism, affect blood concentration, thereby affecting the detoxification function of the liver, and it is easy to cause liver function damage, and even liver poisoning.
6. People who are allergic to grapefruit
Some people are allergic to the constitution, and they eat blindly when the body is not adapted, and may ingest certain ingredients in grapefruit and cause allergies.
When allergies are obvious, the skin is prone to itching, and there may be rashes on the skin. Therefore, in the process of promoting good health, it is also necessary to choose the right food to obtain nutrients.
People who are prone to allergies themselves should pay attention to eating healthily, stay away from allergens, and learn to avoid eating in the case of being allergic to grapefruit, so as to prevent the body from being affected.
Extended --- grapefruit should not be eaten with these foods as much as possible
1. Crab
Crab is one of the common delicacies, but it should not be eaten with grapefruit, if the two are combined, it will irritate the stomach and intestines, cause abdominal pain and diarrhea, and grow and produce vomiting symptoms.
2. Drink milk
Once the protein in milk and the fruit acid in the fruit meet, coagulation will occur, which will affect the digestion and absorption of milk, so oranges or other acidic fruits should not be eaten about 1 hour before and after drinking milk.
80% of the protein in milk is casein, when the pH of milk is below 4.6, a large amount of casein will accumulate together and precipitate, difficult to digest and absorb, severe cases may also cause indigestion or diarrhea.
3. Antihypertensive drugs
Because grapefruit itself also has antihypertensive effect, plus it can reduce blood pressure drug concentration increased, taking nifedipine, nimodipine, verapamil and other antihypertensive drugs during eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice, just like the effect of overdose, will lead to a sudden drop in blood pressure, light can cause dizziness, panic, fatigue, severe induce angina, myocardial infarction or stroke.
4. Cucumber