Tangerine peel and radish water

Tangerine peel and radish water is a drink made from tangerine peel and radish water. It is also a drink that has a great promoting effect on human health. Drinking tangerine peel and radish water can regulate qi and strengthen the spleen, dry dampness and resolve phlegm. For people with throat diseases, coughs and other symptoms, tangerine peel and radish water is a particularly suitable drink. Below I will introduce to you some relevant knowledge about tangerine peel and radish water!

1. The efficacy of tangerine peel and radish water

1. Tangerine peel

"Chenpi" is warm in nature, spicy and bitter in taste, and can enter the spleen meridian, stomach meridian, and lung meridian. It has the effects of regulating qi, strengthening the spleen, harmonizing the stomach, drying dampness, and resolving phlegm. The great medical scientist Li Dongyuan commented on tangerine peel: "The spleen and stomach are the main organs of the body, and regulating qi is the first priority in treating diseases. If you want to regulate qi and strengthen the spleen, tangerine peel is the best choice."

2. White radish peel

"White radish" tastes sweet and spicy, and is cool in nature. It has the effects of digesting food, eliminating accumulation, moistening the lungs and eliminating phlegm. It can treat lung heat cough, excessive phlegm, constipation, abdominal distension, food stagnation, indigestion, etc. However, the skin's effect in relieving gas and eliminating phlegm is stronger than that of the radish flesh. Mothers must remember not to throw away the radish peels, because the double-skin water uses the peels that are usually thrown away as garbage.

Putting these two things together can help resolve phlegm and relieve cough, strengthen the spleen and stomach, regulate qi and relieve bloating; radish is cool and moist, while tangerine peel is warm and dry, and the two are combined together: the radish reduces the warmth and dryness of the tangerine peel, and the tangerine peel harmonizes the coolness of the radish, making the radish and tangerine peel water neutral and peaceful.

2. How to make tangerine peel and radish water

1. First, pour tangerine peel (100g) and white radish peel into the pot.

2. Add appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for 10 minutes over low heat. The cooked water will taste a bit bitter, so you can add rock sugar for flavoring.

3. Symptoms of using tangerine peel and radish water

It is mainly suitable for cold cough, eliminating accumulation and abdominal distension. In traditional Chinese medicine, tangerine peel can regulate qi, eliminate accumulation, and strengthen the spleen. Radish can help digestion, relieve cough, and clear stomach heat. The combination of the two is more effective, very safe and made entirely of food.

Ginger: If you cough up thin white sputum or clear sputum, add 5-7 slices of ginger (the size of a one-yuan coin) and cook together.

Hawthorn: If you suffer from bloating, abdominal distension, and loss of appetite caused by eating too much meat, you can add 5-10 grams of raw hawthorn and cook together.

TIPS: Coughing and spitting up yellow phlegm; redness, swelling and pain in the throat; Do not take or follow doctor's advice when suffering from severe diarrhea. This trick is a dietary therapy with basically no side effects. Children over 6 months old can drink it, and children under 6 months old who have not added complementary foods should start by trying small amounts. If symptoms do not improve after taking the medicine for three days, please seek medical attention immediately.