Guangdong is a very "medicinal" place, "one or two tangerine peel one or two gold" Xinhui tangerine peel is not unfamiliar to everyone, but it also has a local medicinal material is also an artifact of cough and phlegm, that is, "southern ginseng" - Huazhou orange red.
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Notes on the efficacy of orange in ancient texts
Cough, phlegm, spleen, alcohol... In recent years, Huazhou orange red has entered the vision of more people, this taste does not lose the tangerine peel of the new Internet red Chinese medicine, is it really as magical as the legend? Today we're going to take a steak.
From the folk to the royal
It belongs exclusively to The State of Hua
Huazhou orange red, also known as hua orange red, is an immature / near-ripe dry outer peel of the fragrant plant Huazhou grapefruit or grapefruit, which is a specialty of Huazhou City, Guangdong Province, and a national geographical indication product of China.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, the famous historian Fan Zuyu offended the traitors and was degraded to the state, and because of the long journey and depressed mood, he suffered from a severe cough.
One morning he habitually used up the brewed tea, felt that the day of the body is particularly comfortable, half a month later, the cough is basically cured, the meal is also appetite, he feels strange, so he asked the entourage to drink the tea with which well water to brew.
After investigation, it turned out that the white flowers on the two Huazhou orange trees at the well side floated into the well water to have this miracle. Fan Gong also gave orange saffron flowers and fruits to some people who coughed and were uncomfortable with water and soil to make tea to take, and received the effect of reducing phlegm and coughing, and strengthening the stomach, and orange red has been passed down to the people ever since.
By the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the medicinal effects of orange red were introduced to the court as a royal medicine, and orange red was listed from flowering to fruit, the government sent soldiers to guard it, and the number of cronies and relatives counted the fruits one by one, and the degree of prestige could be seen.
Huazhou grapefruit is a special and rare grapefruit in Huazhou, Guangdong, not only the flowers and fruits are fragrant, and its surface layer has a layer of white frost-like fur, Huazhou grapefruit is called "hua orange red", it is precisely because it is similar to the medicinal effect of orange red, but it is superior to its efficacy, so the name of the medicinal material is crowned with the word "hua" in front of it to indicate the place of origin.
Huazhou City is located in the subtropics, the average temperature of 21 °C, the annual light of more than 2500 hours, abundant rainfall, Huazhou planting orange red soil is a partial acidic red soil, rich in castrite (castor for the treatment of stubborn phlegm knots), Mn, Mg, Fe, Ti and other trace elements, so that the orange red has a high pharmaceutical active ingredient, cough and phlegm and other unique effects.
One piece is worth one gold,
What are the medicinal values?
Orange red is known as "southern ginseng", since ancient times there is a "piece worth one gold" said, ming Dynasty Li Shizhen "Compendium of Materia Medica" recorded: orange red good product, its scoop has a red and white points, li qi, phlegm, cough work is more than other medicines, its effect is more and more good.
The Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2015 edition) describes the effect of orange red: "Turn orange red into hard, bitter, warm, return to the lungs and spleen meridians, rational qi is wide, dry and humidify phlegm." It is used for coughing up phlegm, eating and hurting wine, vomiting and stuffiness".
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Rational qi is wide in the middle
Tangerine red spices go through, into the spleen meridian, rational qi wide, healthy spleen and anti-vomiting effect, can be used to treat spleen and stomach stagnation, wet evil block caused by vomiting and stuffiness, food accumulation of wounds and wine, abdominal distention, nausea and vomiting, vomiting and other symptoms.
02
Dry and humidify sputum to relieve cough
Orange red warm, bitter taste, warm and bitter, into the lung meridian, has the effect of dry and humid phlegm, can be used to treat cough phlegm, cold phlegm cough and other symptoms, often with licorice, half summer, Sichuan shellfish and other drugs compatible. Clinically, it is mainly effective for cough caused by wind chills, and for patients with wind fever cough, orange red cannot be used.
03
Loose knots relieve pain
Tangerine red xin line warm passage, into the lung meridian, can perform qi paralysis, horizontal scattering, pain relief, can be used to treat chest swelling caused by stagnation in the chest, chest pain and swelling and other symptoms.
04
Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory
Orange red contains geraniol, linalool, naringin and other ingredients have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, of which linalool has a good antibacterial activity against E. coli, Proteus, Enteritidium, Staphylococcus, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Aspergillus niger, etc., and has a good therapeutic effect on acne.
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sober up
Orange red can promote the secretion of digestive juices and eliminate intestinal gas accumulation, can reduce the damage of alcohol to the lungs, stomach and liver, and can be used for discomfort caused by excessive drinking, long-term stomach pain, etc.
Modern medicine proves that the main ingredients of orange red "dihydroflavones" and "naringin" (C27H32O14) content is extremely high, but also contains "quintiles" and other active ingredients, not only the effect of cough and phlegm is magical, more valuable is the human cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health, beauty, detoxification function of the miraculous highlight, health care and medical effect is excellent.
How to eat orange red?
Who is not suitable
Orange red is a treasure given to mankind by nature, and it is also a must for seasonal health care. At present, the orange red sold on the market is mostly directly dried and processed by the whole fruit of Huazhou grapefruit and sold, we call this commodity orange red tire.
How to eat it?
Raw foam:
Orange red soaking water is very bitter, difficult to swallow, you can steam the orange red tire after softening, with a clean container, a layer of orange red flakes a layer of honey, so that after a period of pickling, when needed, you can even bring honey with orange red to soak water to drink, one to dissolve the bitterness of orange red, the second is that honey itself also has the effect of moisturizing the throat. If you buy orange slices themselves, add honey and soak in water.
Medicine:
Orange red pills, orange red granules, orange red sputum cough liquid and other traditional Chinese medicine preparations, clear lungs, cough, phlegm, mainly used for phlegm hot cough, phlegm, yellow and viscous color, chest tightness and dry mouth. The specific dosage must be carried out under the guidance of a doctor or pharmacist.
Haide Qing orange red granules, Jun Yao chose Guangdong Huazhou mao orange red, the active ingredient naringin content is high, is 5 times the pharmacopoeia standard.
Of course, as a Chinese herbal medicine, there are some precautions:
Qi deficiency and yin deficiency with dry phlegm should not be taken.
Orange red should be stored in a cool and dry place, and if there is a return of moisture in wet weather, attention should be paid to drying in time. If it is improperly stored, it is easy to mold and affect the efficacy of the drug.
Hua Tangerine Red is one of the "Four Great Southern Medicines of China" and "Ten Great Cantonese Medicines", not only many Materia Medica is recorded, but also recognized and respected by successive generations of doctors, but reminds everyone that Chinese herbal medicine is also a medicine, the use of medicine needs to be symptomatic, all drugs must be used under the guidance of professional doctors or pharmacists.
bibliography:
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2. Li Shizhen. New Annotations to the Compendium of Materia Medica (Jinling Ben). Volume II[M]. LIU Hengru,LIU Shanyong Notes. Beijing:China Traditional Chinese Medicine Press,2013:963.]