What are the benefits of eating grapefruit? Introduction to the benefits of eating grapefruit

What are the benefits of eating grapefruit? I believe many people will ask this question and are also very concerned about this question. Let me answer it for you below.

What are the benefits of eating grapefruit?

Eating grapefruit has certain effects on

It can invigorate the stomach and help digestion, resolve phlegm and relieve cough, relieve the stomach and regulate qi, and detoxify alcohol. It is mainly used to treat food stagnation, abdominal distension, cough with phlegm, dysentery, diarrhea, and tastelessness during pregnancy.

The therapeutic effects of eating grapefruit

1. Antibacterial and antiviral Naringin and hesperidin can inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Shigella dysenteriae and Salmonella typhi in test tubes. Naringin has an inhibitory effect on yeast and fungi, and has a preventive and protective effect on mice infected with 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 components that can lower blood sugar. It is an excellent food therapy for patients with diabetes and obesity.

3. Antispasmodic and Vitamin C-enhancing Effects Naringin contained in pomelo has a significant antispasmodic effect. Pomelo peel and hesperidin have an improving effect on blood cell aggregation in the conjunctival blood vessels and reduced capillary resistance in mice caused by vitamin C deficiency.

4. Expectorant and antitussive The outer peel of the sleeve is the commonly used Chinese medicine Huajuhong. The limonene and peene contained in it can make the respiratory secretions more and thinner after inhalation, which is conducive to the discharge of sputum. It has a good expectorant and antitussive effect and is an excellent product for treating chronic cough and asthma in the elderly and phlegm and asthma caused by deficiency and cold.

【Pomelo health recipes】

1. Chicken stewed with grapefruit meat 1 grapefruit (preferably one that has survived the winter the previous year), 1 rooster (about 500 grams). Kill the chicken first and wash it as usual; then peel the grapefruit and take out the meat, put it into the chicken's stomach, add an appropriate amount of water, steam it, drink the soup and eat the chicken. Take it once a week for 3 consecutive times. This chicken has the effect of warming the middle, replenishing qi and lungs, and eliminating phlegm and relieving cough. It is suitable for lung deficiency cough and paroxysmal asthma.

2. Grapefruit juice honey paste 5-8 grapefruits, 500 ml honey, 100 g rock sugar, 10 ml ginger juice. Peel and core the grapefruits and squeeze out the juice. Boil it over low heat until thick. Add honey, rock sugar and ginger juice and boil into a paste. After cooling, bottle it for later use. Take 1 tablespoon each time with boiling water, twice a day. This paste has the effect of warming the middle and regulating qi, harmonizing the stomach and stopping vomiting. It is suitable for nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, stomach pain and discomfort.

3. Grapefruit tea 1 ripe grapefruit, 100 grams of green tea. Cut off the top of the grapefruit, take out the flesh, put in the green tea, then cover and wrap it, put it in a cool place for more than 1 year, and take it with tea leaves and boiling water. This tea has the effect of promoting qi, digesting food and relieving pain, and can prevent and treat abdominal pain, diarrhea, and indigestion.

4. Grapefruit peel stewed with olives Grapefruit peel 15 grams, olives 30 grams. Wash and chop the grapefruit peel, put it in a pot and add 700 ml of water. After cooking, remove the residue and take out the juice, about 500 ml; put the washed olives in a ceramic container, steam them over high heat until they are cooked, and then you can eat them at will. Take it all in one day. 7 days is a course of treatment. This food has the effect of harmonizing the stomach, calming the stomach, and stopping vomiting. It is suitable for vomiting during pregnancy, abdominal distension, and belching caused by liver-stomach disharmony.

Things to note when eating grapefruit

Pomelo is cold in nature, so people with weak spleen and stomach should eat less; tangerine peel is warm and dry in nature, so people with yin deficiency and dry cough should not eat it.