Effects and functions of steamed oranges with rock sugar

Oranges are common fruits in autumn and winter. They are usually eaten fresh, but can also be steamed after adding rock sugar. It is said that steaming oranges with rock sugar not only makes them taste better, but also increases their nutrition and has a good therapeutic effect. So what are the benefits of eating oranges steamed with rock sugar? What is its specific effect?

1. Expectorant and cough relieving

Resolving phlegm and relieving cough is one of the important effects of steamed oranges with rock sugar, because the orange peel contains a large amount of volatile oil and some natural hesperidin, which are natural medicinal ingredients that can clear the lungs and resolve phlegm, and can also relieve cough. Rock sugar as an ingredient has a significant moisturizing effect, which can warm the throat and accelerate the discharge of phlegm. Steaming it together with oranges and then eating it can make their effects of resolving phlegm and relieving cough even more outstanding.

2. Clear away heat and relieve fire

Steamed oranges with rock sugar have a mild nature. They can replenish the middle and benefit the qi, as well as clear away heat and reduce fire. People can eat steamed oranges with rock sugar when they feel hot, thirsty, anxious and irritable due to excessive heat and toxins in the body. This can speed up the decomposition of heat and toxins in the body and quickly relieve the adverse symptoms of the human body.

3. Detoxification

Steamed oranges with rock sugar have a good detoxifying effect, and it can speed up the metabolism of toxins in the body. Rock sugar itself is a detoxifying ingredient, and the pectin in oranges can also clean up the accumulated garbage and toxins in the body after being absorbed by the human body, allowing them to be excreted from the body through metabolism, thus playing a significant detoxifying role.

4. Nourishing Yin and Moistening Lungs

Eating more steamed oranges with rock sugar can nourish yin and moisten the lungs. It has a mild nature and can enter the lung meridian, relieve lung heat, and eliminate lung inflammation. In addition, the vitamin A and vitamin C it contains can protect the human respiratory epithelial cells and increase the activity of immunoglobulins. Regular consumption can nourish yin and moisten the lungs, relieve lung dryness, and reduce the occurrence of respiratory infection symptoms.