Cloudy Efficacy and Function
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, pomelos are considered to have a sweet and sour taste, as well as a cold nature. They are believed to have various benefits, including aiding digestion, reducing phlegm, and improving overall health and appearance. Modern medical research has found that pomelo flesh is rich in vitamin C and insulin-like compounds, which contribute to its benefits in lowering blood sugar, reducing blood lipids, aiding weight loss, and promoting skin health. Regular consumption may contribute to conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and arteriosclerosis disease It has adjuvant therapeutic effects and can help obese individuals maintain good health and improve their appearance.
Grapefruit also has benefits such as promoting digestion, moistening the lungs, enriching the blood, clearing the intestines, and facilitating bowel movements. It can aid in wound healing and provide effective supplementary treatment for conditions like septicemia. In addition, pomelos contain the bioactive compound naringin, which can reduce the viscosity of blood and decrease the formation of blood clots. Therefore, they also have a positive preventive effect on cerebrovascular diseases such as cerebral thrombosis and stroke. Moreover, the flesh of fresh grapefruit, due to its insulin-like components, is an ideal food for people with diabetes.
Dietary therapy for health maintenance
Pomelos are known for their fresh, sweet-and-sour flavor, cool texture, and high nutritional value. They also possess significant medicinal properties, making them one of the highly sought-after and valuable fruits. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is believed that the flesh of the pomelo is cold in nature, with a sweet and sour taste, and possesses medicinal properties such as relieving coughs and asthma, clearing heat and resolving phlegm, strengthening the spleen and aiding digestion, as well as helping to reduce the effects of alcohol and alleviate irritability. The peel of the pomelo, also known as “tangerine red,” is warm in nature, with a bitter and pungent taste, and has effects such as regulating qi and resolving phlegm, strengthening the spleen and aiding digestion, and dispelling cold and dampness. The seeds of the pomelo contain compounds such as phloroglucinol, phloroglucinone, and deacetylnardimine, in addition to fatty oils, inorganic salts, proteins, and dietary fiber. Its effects are similar to those of tangerine seeds, and it is primarily used to treat hernias. Pomelo leaves contain volatile oils that have anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and diuretic properties.
Dietary therapy methods
1. Treatment for geriatric conditions cough Shortness of breath.
Ingredients: Pomelo peel.
Method: Use it blister Can be used as a substitute for tea.
2. Treats cough due to lung heat.
Ingredients: 100 grams of pomelo, 100 grams of large raw pear, a little honey.
Method: Wash all the ingredients together and cook them until they are soft. Then add honey or rock sugar and serve.
3. Treating coughs caused by phlegm and qi stagnation.
Ingredients: Grapefruit, alcohol, honey.
Method: Peel and remove the seeds from the pomelo, then cut it into slices and soak them in the alcohol overnight. Cook until soft, mix with honey, and take small sips from time to time.
4. Treatment of chilblains.
Ingredients: 50 grams of pomelo peel.
Method: After boiling in water, use it to soak the affected area several times a day.
5. Treating headaches.
Ingredients: Equal amounts of pomelo leaves and scallions.
Method: Grind both of them together and apply it to the temples.
6. Treatment of joint pain.
Ingredients: 20 grams each of pomelo leaves, ginger, and tung oil.
Method: Crush them together and apply them to the painful area.
7. Treats indigestion.
Ingredients: 15 grams of pomelo peel, 10 grams each of chicken gizzard-membrane and hawthorn, 5 grams of amomum villosum.
Method: Decoct in water and take orally.
8. Treat Acute mastitis。
Ingredients: 200 grams of pomelo flesh, 50 grams of green peel, 30 grams of dandelion.
Method: Decoct in water and take orally.
