Eating orange peels is good for relieving coughs

　　The temperature is low in winter, and many people with poor health are prone to coughing and other symptoms. Orange peel is a food that has the function of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs, and has the effect of nourishing the lungs. In daily life, oranges are one of the fruits that people often eat in autumn and winter.

　　Effects of oranges

　　1. People who are prone to getting angry should eat less

　　Although oranges are good, they vary from person to person. For people who are prone to getting angry, they should try to eat as little as possible even when they don’t have a cough, so as not to generate internal heat and suffer from colds and coughs.

　　2. Orange moisturizes the lungs

　　Generally speaking, it is better to eat citrus fruits in winter. Because it is rich in vitamin C, it can help mobilize the body's immune system and prevent colds. However, don’t eat too many oranges. 3-5 oranges a day are enough to meet the vitamin requirements throughout the day. Moreover, oranges are different from oranges and grapefruits in that they are warm in nature. If you eat too much, you will be prone to internal heat, which may cause symptoms such as mouth and tongue sores, dry and sore throat, and constipation.

　　3. You can eat oranges during coughing

　　In traditional medicine, the white tangerine veins inside the tangerine peel are used as traditional Chinese medicine. They have the effects of clearing the throat, smoothing the qi, resolving phlegm and clearing fire, and can relieve the symptoms of internal heat caused by eating oranges.

　　4. Orange Peel Cough Recipe:

　　Orange peel porridge

　　Before the porridge is boiled, add a few small pieces of clean orange peel. After the porridge is cooked, it will not only be fragrant and delicious, but also appetizing. It is especially suitable for people with full chest and abdominal distension or cough with a lot of phlegm.

　　Orange peel soup

　　Use 5 grams of dried orange peel, add 2 cups of water to make a decoction, add a small amount of grated ginger and brown sugar and take it while it is hot to relieve cough.

　　Orange peel tea

　　You can also take an appropriate amount of fresh orange peel, chop it into pieces, brew it with boiling water, and add sugar instead of tea, which has the effect of resolving phlegm and relieving cough.

　　Other tips for treating cough:

　　1. Sydney

　　A common fruit, it is named because its flesh is as tender and as white as snow. Contains malic acid, citric acid, vitamins B1, B2, C, carotene and other trace elements.

　　Principle of nourishing the lungs: White food enters the lungs, so white food has a protective effect on the lungs. Sydney pear has high water content and slightly cold nature. It can produce body fluid, moisturize dryness, clear away heat and reduce phlegm.

　　2. Tremella

　　The fungus Tremella genus, Tremellaceae, is known as “the crown of fungi”. It is neutral in nature, sweet in taste, light and non-toxic. It is not only a valuable nutritional supplement, but also a tonic for strengthening the body.

　　Principle of moisturizing the lungs: Both white foods, Tremella fungus is warmer and more moisturizing than Sydney pears. It is more suitable for people with cold body or poor intestines and stomach. At the same time, it has the effect of benefiting qi and clearing the intestines.

　　3. Honey

　　Honey produced by bees in the hive from nectar collected from the flowers of flowering plants. In addition to glucose and fructose, honey also contains various vitamins, minerals and amino acids.

　　Principle of moisturizing the lungs: The glucose and fructose in honey are easily absorbed by the human body. It also contains a variety of inorganic salts, organic acids and trace elements with concentrations similar to those in human serum. It is sweet and flat in nature and taste. It enters the spleen, lungs and large intestine meridians and has the effects of nourishing, moisturizing and detoxifying. It is often used to treat dryness and cough.

　　4. Yam

　　It is a perennial herbaceous plant with cylindrical roots and contains a large amount of starch and protein, as well as vitamins, fats, choline and other ingredients, as well as inorganic salts and trace elements such as iodine, calcium, iron and phosphorus that are indispensable to the human body.

　　Principle of moistening the lungs: Contains a mixture of polysaccharide and protein "mucin", which has special health care effects on the human body. It can nourish the spleen and stomach, nourish the lungs and kidneys.