Bean [Effects and Indications]
It strengthens the stomach and digestion, resolves phlegm and relieves cough, relaxes the middle and regulates qi, and relieves alcohol poisoning. Mainly used to treat food accumulation, abdominal distension, cough Excessive phlegm, dysentery, diarrhea , pregnancy palpitations and other symptoms.
【Therapeutic effect】
1. Antibacterial and antiviral naringenin and hesperetin can inhibit golden color in vitro Grape Naringin has inhibitory effects on the growth of cocci, Escherichia coli, dysentery bacilli and typhoid bacilli, and has a preventive and protective effect on mice infected by viruses. Naringin and hesperidin in grapefruit are similar to other flavonoids and have anti-inflammatory effects.
2. Lower blood sugar. Fresh grapefruit juice contains insulin-like ingredients, which can lower blood sugar. It is a good dietary supplement for patients with diabetes and obesity.
3. Antispasmodic and enhance the effect of vitamin C. Naringin contained in pomelo has obvious antispasmodic effect. Grapefruit peel and hesperidin are effective in the treatment of mice due to lack of vitamin C. Eye It can improve the cohesion of blood cells in the bulbar conjunctiva and the reduction of capillary resistance.
4. The outer peel of the expectorant and antitussive sleeve is the orange-red color commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine. The limonene and piene contained in it can make respiratory secretions thicker and thinner after inhalation, which is beneficial to the discharge of sputum. It has good expectorant and antitussive effects. It is a good product for treating chronic cough and asthma in the elderly and phlegm asthma due to deficiency and cold.
【Health Recipes】
1. Chicken stewed with grapefruit meat: 1 grapefruit (preferable for overwintering every other year), 1 rooster (about 500 grams). First, slaughter the chicken and wash it as usual; then peel the grapefruit and take out the meat, put it into the chicken belly, add an appropriate amount of water, steam it over water, and drink the soup to eat the chicken. Once a week, take 3 times. This chicken has the effect of warming the middle and replenishing qi, nourishing the lungs, lowering qi, eliminating phlegm and relieving cough. It is suitable for coughs caused by lung deficiency and paroxysmal coughs. asthma and other diseases.
2. Grapefruit juice honey paste: 5-8 grapefruits, 5O0 ml of honey, 100 g of rock sugar, and 10 ml of ginger juice. Peel and core the grapefruit to extract the juice, fry over a slow fire until thickened, add honey, rock sugar and ginger juice, boil together to form a paste, cool and bottle for later use. Take 1 tablespoon each time with boiling water, 2 times a day. This ointment has the effect of warming the body, regulating qi, calming the stomach and relieving vomiting. It is suitable for nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, stomach pain and discomfort.
3. Pomelo tea: 1 ripe grapefruit, 100 grams of green tea. Cut off the top of the grapefruit and cover it, take out the pulp, put it in green tea, cover it and wrap it up, and store it in a cool place for more than 1 year. You can drink the tea with boiling water. This tea has the effect of promoting qi, digestion and pain relief, and can prevent and treat stomach ache , diarrhea, and indigestion.
4. Stewed olives with pomelo peel: 15 grams of pomelo peel and 30 grams of olives. Wash and chop the pomelo peel, put it into a pot and add 700 ml of water. After cooking, remove the residue and extract the juice, about 500 ml. Add the washed olives, place them in a ceramic container, steam them over high heat until the olives are cooked, and then you can eat as you like. Take it in one day. 7 days is a course of treatment. This food has the effects of harmonizing the stomach, reducing qi and stopping vomiting. It is suitable for vomiting of pregnancy due to disharmony between the liver and stomach, abdominal distension, and belching.
Special reminder
Grapefruit is cold in nature, so those with spleen and stomach deficiency should eat less of it; orange-red in nature, it is warm and dry, and those with yin deficiency, dryness and cough should not eat it.
