Tangerine is a popular fruit in Vietnam, but many people only eat tangerine segments without knowing the wonderful uses of tangerine peel.

Dried tangerine peel becomes good medicine

Tangerines belong to the citrus family. Tangerine peel also has aromatic essential oils and nutritional ingredients. Since ancient times, Oriental medicine has used tangerine peel as a medicine called Tran Bi. Tangerine peel is considered by Oriental medicine to have a bitter taste, warm properties, and affects the spleen and lungs, so it has the effect of warming the stomach, strengthening the spleen, improving qi, dispelling phlegm, eliminating phlegm, and reducing vomiting and diarrhea. poor digestion, bronchitis or cough with a lot of phlegm.

The scent of tangerine essential oil helps relax. Composition analysis shows that tangerine peel has 3.8% of essential oils, flavonoids with antioxidant properties, vitamin C to help enhance collagen production and other ingredients such as: phytochemicals, fiber, citric acid and potassium. .. necessary for the body.

Tangerine peel has many health benefits

Great uses of tangerine peel:

Beautify skin: Tangerine peel has antioxidants that fight free radicals, reduce wrinkles and sagging. Vitamin C in tangerine peel helps clear pores, whiten skin, and reduce dark spots. You can use tangerine peels, boil them in water to wash your face, or distill essential oils to nourish your skin.

Reducing cough and sore throat:  Tangerine peel is effective in reducing cough and treating sore throat. The antibacterial properties of tangerine peel help fight staphylococcus, anti-inflammation, anti-allergy… so it helps reduce coughs and sore throats. You can use dried tangerine peel mixed with hot water to make it easier to drink and promote better effects.

Liver detoxification:  Tangerine peel is rich in fiber, vitamins A, C, B1… bringing many benefits to the body. Tangerine peel has antioxidants that help increase enzyme activity to help detoxify the liver better. Not to mention, essential oil from tangerine peel also helps the mind feel more comfortable and relaxed. Therefore, many people use tangerine peels to make a “remedy” to detoxify the liver and remove toxins from the body.

Prevent constipation and flatulence:  Tangerine peel helps reduce the feeling of flatulence and bloating. You can use tangerine peel to brew tea to help increase blood circulation.

Deodorize bad breath: Tangerine peel contains essential oils with antibacterial and aromatic properties, so tangerine peel helps reduce bacteria that cause bad breath for gums and teeth.

Treats chapped skin: Tangerine peel helps soften the skin so it can be used to treat dry skin and chapped skin. Tangerine peel also helps increase blood circulation, so it soothes and brightens the skin.

Helps sleep better:  For people who have difficulty sleeping, you can use tangerine peels to help relax your mind so you can sleep well. With this method, you can prepare tangerine peels as follows: Take fresh or dried tangerine peels from 3-4 fruits and boil with boiling water for about 1 hour. After the tangerine peel releases its essence, mix it with warm water and use it to soak the body for about 15 – 30 minutes. This method will help relax the mind, reduce stress, fatigue and sleep better.

Treat motion sickness: Sucking or chewing a bit of tangerine peel can help you prevent motion sickness.

Treating tooth grinding:  Many people often experience tooth grinding when eating sour or cold foods without knowing how to improve it. In fact, you can use tangerine peel to help reduce this condition. The way to do it is very simple. You just need to use the essence from tangerine peel mixed with filtered water and drink it.

Treating stomach cold and nausea : When you are nauseous and vomiting, you can make tangerine tea with ginger to drink and it will be effective.

Smoothens hair:  Cooking tangerine peels and then shampooing your hair will also help smooth your hair and overcome dandruff on the scalp.

Tangerine peels have many other uses in life such as using tangerine peels in the refrigerator to help deodorize the refrigerator, tangerine peels help repel flies and mosquitoes, steaming tangerine peels helps purify living space, tangerine peels repel snails in potted plants, Rubbing fresh tangerine peels on stainless steel faucets makes them cleaner…