Can I eat tangerine peel during menstruation?

Have you ever eaten oranges? Tangerine peel is the peel of the orange. The orange peel is naturally dried to become tangerine peel. The older the tangerine peel is, the better it tastes. As old tangerine peel is difficult to preserve, Chinese medicine books say that tangerine peel that is more than three years old is worth an ounce of gold. Tangerine peel has many benefits. What everyone is more familiar with is that it aids digestion because the volatile oil in tangerine peel can stimulate gastrointestinal motility.

Tangerine peel is also a very good condiment. Many people in the family kitchen like to use tangerine peel to remove the fishy smell of fish, and the effect is really good. There are also many senior white-collar workers who like to use tangerine peel to make tea. They think that tangerine peel can reduce internal heat. Can tangerine peel be eaten during menstruation?

After years of research by scientists, it is now known that tangerine peel has many pharmacological effects:

1. Effect on the digestive system: Tangerine peel has a mild stimulating effect on the gastrointestinal tract, can promote the secretion of digestive juices, and eliminate gas accumulation in the intestines, showing the effects of aromatic stomachic and wind-expelling and gas-removing effects.

2. Effect on the cardiovascular system: Tangerine peel decoction, alcohol extract, etc. can excite the myocardium, but excessive dosage will cause inhibition. In addition, it can cause slight constriction of blood vessels and rapidly increase blood pressure. The pectin in tangerine peel also has a certain preventive effect on arteriosclerosis caused by a high-fat diet.

3. Effect on the respiratory system: The volatile oil contained in tangerine peel has a stimulating passive expectorant effect, making phlegm easier to cough up. Tangerine peel decoction has a weak dilating effect on the bronchi. Its alcohol extract has high antiasthmatic efficacy.

4. Effects on the urinary and reproductive system: Tangerine peel decoction can cause renal blood vessels to constrict and reduce urine volume.

5. Anti-inflammatory effect: The decoction of tangerine peel can be used together with vitamin C and vitamin K to enhance the anti-inflammatory effect.

Women can eat tangerine peel during menstruation, and eating it in moderation will not affect menstruation. The whole orange is a treasure. The flesh can be eaten, and the pith and peel can be used as medicine. Many people throw away the peel after eating oranges, which is a pity. We should develop good habits to wash, dry and preserve the fresh peel, which has many uses.