The efficacy and function of kumquat

Kumquat Knowledge Introduction

Kumquat is the fruit of the Rutaceae plant, kumquat, and is also a citrus fruit. Kumquat has a golden skin, thin skin, tender flesh, and sweet juice. It is difficult to separate the skin from the flesh, and after washing, you can eat it with the skin and flesh together. Kumquat contains special substances such as special volatile oils and kumquat glycosides, and has a pleasant aroma. It is a very distinctive fruit.

Kumquat Nutritional Analysis

1. Kumquat has a good effect on preventing blood vessel rupture, reducing capillary fragility and permeability, and slowing down vascular sclerosis;

2. Kumquat can produce a two-way regulation on blood pressure, and is very beneficial for patients with hypertension, vascular sclerosis and coronary heart disease;

3. Kumquat can promote qi and relieve depression, help digestion and resolve phlegm, and has the effects of promoting fluid production, relieving throat pain and sobering up;

4. Regular consumption of kumquats can also enhance the body's resistance to cold and prevent colds.

Benefits of Kumquat

According to the test conducted by Zhejiang Huangyan Citrus Research Institute in 1986, the vitamin C content in kumquat peel is as high as 70mg/g, and the whole fruit content is 43mg/g, which is almost comparable to kiwi fruit. In addition, it is rich in trace elements such as carotene, protein, lipids, inorganic salts, zinc and iron, and has high nutritional value. The Compendium of Materia Medica states that kumquat is "sour, warm, sweet, and non-toxic"; "it is mainly used to relieve gas and diaphragm, quench thirst and wake up, and remove odor, and the peel is especially good"; "it can treat vomiting, nausea, vomiting, phlegm, malaria, large intestine obstruction, and breast abscess in women". The Illustrated Handbook of Chinese Medicinal Plants states that kumquat can treat "chest and abdominal distension and pain". Modern pharmacological analysis shows that kumquat peel contains volatile aromatic oil, whose components are limonene, hesperidin, and fatty acids, which have a mild stimulating effect on digestion and help digestion. The dietary therapy of kumquat is very effective in treating premenstrual breast pain and early acute mastitis in women.

Regulates Qi, relieves depression, resolves phlegm, quenches thirst, helps digestion, and sobers up. Kumquat can enhance the body's resistance to cold, prevent colds, and lower blood lipids. It is suitable for people with chest tightness, loss of appetite, or fullness, drunkenness and thirst; suitable for people with acute and chronic tracheitis, hepatitis, cholecystitis, hypertension, and sclerosis of the rectum. People with weak spleen and qi should not eat too much, and diabetics should avoid eating it. People with mouth and tongue pain and swollen gums should avoid eating it.

Simple and common remedies:

① If you feel depressed and unhappy, eat some white sugar kumquat cakes at will, chew them carefully and swallow them to relieve the depression.

② For stomach and abdominal bloating and pain, and indigestion, take 2 salted kumquats each time to relieve bloating.

③For cough and asthma, cut 5 kumquats, remove the cores, add appropriate amount of sugar, add water and simmer until done, then eat and drink the soup.

Nutritional Value

Kumquat is not only beautiful, but its fruit is rich in vitamin C, kumquat glycosides and other ingredients, which have a certain effect on maintaining cardiovascular function and preventing diseases such as vascular sclerosis and hypertension. As a dietary health product, kumquat candied fruit can stimulate appetite, kumquat juice can quench thirst, and adding radish juice or pear juice can cure cough. Kumquat has a sweet and warm nature, and can regulate qi, relieve depression, and resolve phlegm. Its medicinal methods include: stewing kumquat with rock sugar in water to treat chronic bronchitis. Decoction of kumquat, scorched malt, and scorched hawthorn to treat indigestion. To treat chronic hepatitis, kumquat and barbata can be boiled into a thick juice and taken with sugar. Cold pain in the stomach can be decocted with kumquat and evodia. Decoction of kumquat, patchouli, and ginger can treat nausea caused by cold, and decoction of kumquat and codonopsis can be used as tea to calm the fetus.

Health Benefits

Kumquats are rich in vitamin A, which can prevent pigmentation, increase skin luster and elasticity, slow down aging, and prevent skin sagging and wrinkling. They can also prevent civilization diseases such as vascular disease and cancer, and can regulate qi and relieve cough, strengthen the stomach, reduce phlegm, and prevent asthma and bronchitis. Kumquats also contain vitamin P, which is an important nutrient for maintaining blood vessel health and can strengthen the elasticity of microvessels. It can be used as an auxiliary conditioning food for hypertension, vascular sclerosis, and heart disease.

80% of the vitamin C in kumquat is stored in the peel. The peel is effective for liver detoxification, eye care, and immune system health. Moreover, the peel of kumquat is sweeter than the flesh.

Taboo

You should not drink milk one hour before or after eating kumquats, because the protein in milk will coagulate when it meets the fruit acid in kumquats, making it difficult to digest and absorb, and will cause abdominal bloating and discomfort; you should not eat too many kumquats before meals or on an empty stomach, because the organic acids they contain will irritate the gastric mucosa and cause stomach discomfort; when you have a sore throat, itchy throat, or cough, you should not add sugar when drinking kumquat tea, as too much sugar will easily produce phlegm.