How much is a pound of 10-year-old tangerine peel?

Poria cocos is the dried intact outer peel of the citrus and cultivated varieties of the Rutaceae plant, and is mainly used as a traditional Chinese medicinal material. Generally, the intact fruit is picked, the outer peel is peeled, and it is dried or freeze-dried. As the storage time of Poria cocos increases, the bitterness, astringency and sweetness in the new skin will gradually fade away. The ones that replace it will be sweeter, more fragrant and mellow, have higher use value, and contain complex fragrance. These unique characteristics make it possible for Poria cocos to be stored as long as possible. Those that have been stored for less than three years are called exocarp or tangerine peel, and those that have been stored for three years or more are called Poria cocos. Poria cocos is most valuable when it is grown for a long time. So how much does a pound of ten-year-old tangerine peel cost? What are the effects of tangerine peel? Let’s go and take a look together!

The efficacy of tangerine peel

How much does ten-year tangerine peel cost per pound?

Generally speaking, the longer Poria cocos is stored, the higher its value. The price of ten-year dried tangerine peel in Xinhui District, Zhongshan City, Guangdong is 23 yuan per catty, the price of Xinhui dried tangerine peel in Jianghai District, Zhongshan City, Guangdong is 500 yuan per catty, the price of Xinhui dried tangerine peel in Xinhui District, Zhongshan City, Guangdong is 32 yuan per catty, and the price of Xinhui dried tangerine peel in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province is 59 yuan per catty.

How much is a pound of ten-year tangerine peel

The efficacy of tangerine peel

According to Chinese medicine, Poria cocos has pungent, bitter and warm effects, and enters the spleen and large intestine meridians; it has the functions of regulating qi and strengthening the spleen and stomach, relieving adverse effects and stopping vomiting, regulating the spleen and invigorating the appetite, transforming dampness and relieving cough and reducing phlegm. It is suitable for symptoms such as abdominal distension, hiccups, nausea and vomiting caused by gastrointestinal qi stagnation and blood stasis, and poor appetite, fatigue, poor defecation and urination, and cough with phlegm caused by damp phlegm stagnation.

Pharmacological analysis shows that Poria contains volatile oils, nutrients and minerals, tangerine, flavonoids, polysaccharides, inositol, vitamin B21, theanine, tea polysaccharides, etc. After many years of scientific research, it is known that Poria cocos has many medicinal values:

1. Effect on the digestive tract: The volatile oil contained in Poria cocos has a mild stimulating effect on the digestive tract, can promote the secretion of digestive enzymes, and remove gas in the intestines, showing the effects of fragrant stomachic and digestive and dispelling wind and warming yang.

2. Effect on the endocrine system: Poria decoction, alcohol extract, etc. can stimulate the heart, but if used in excessive amounts, it will cause inhibition. In addition, it can cause slight constriction of blood vessels and rapidly increase blood pressure. The fruit in Poria cocos also has a certain preventive effect on arteriosclerosis caused by hyperlipidemia.

3. Effect on the respiratory tract: The volatile oil contained in Poria cocos has the effect of stimulating passive expectoration, making phlegm easier to cough up. Poria decoction has a strong dilating effect on bronchitis, and its alcohol extract has a good effect in relieving asthma.

Price of ten-year tangerine peel

4. Effects on the urinary and reproductive system: Poria decoction can cause renal blood vessels to contract and reduce urination.

5. Anti-infection effect: Using Poria decoction together with vitamin C and vitamin B12 can enhance the anti-infection effect.

In general, Poria cocos has very good medicinal value and is very valuable. Many farmers can make more profits by storing Poria cocos. However, as time goes by, the weight of Poria cocos will slowly change, so its value becomes more and more valuable. Over the years, it has been said that ten-year-old tangerine peel is as valuable as gold.