Tangerine peel is the dried and ripe peel of the Rutaceae plant tangerine and its cultivated variety. The medicinal herbs are divided into "tangerine peel" and "guangchen peel". Ripe fruits are picked, peeled, and dried in the sun or at low temperatures. The taste is bitter, pungent, and warm.
Active ingredient
The active ingredients of Xinhui tangerine peel mainly include volatile oils, polysaccharides, polyphenols, flavonoids, etc.
Volatile oils: The antioxidant activity of volatile oil from Xinhui tangerine peel showed a dose-response relationship with the volume fraction of the volatile oil, and the volatile oil of Xinhui tangerine peel in different years showed dpph, ABTS, hydroxyl radical scavenging test and total reducing capacity.
Polysaccharides: Xinhui tangerine peel polysaccharides have obvious antioxidant effects in vitro and have obvious protective effects on HO-induced PC12 cell damage.
Polyphenols: The polyphenol content of Xinhui citrus fetals was the highest compared with the other three samples of antioxidant activity in vitro, and the antioxidant activity was positively correlated with the polyphenol content.
FlavonoidsThe antioxidant activity of flavonoids in Xinhui tangerine peel was related to its composition and content, and the antioxidant synergy between the combination of flavonoid monomers and organic acids and amino acids and the flavonoid simulation system of Xinhui tangerine peel were respectively.
In addition, Xinhui tangerine peel is also rich in polymethoxyflavonoids, and the longer the aging time of Xinhui tangerine peel, the more flavonoids in Xinhui tangerine peel have an increasing trend. These ingredients have anti-inflammatory, antiviral, anti-cancer, antibacterial, anti-aging, cardiovascular protective and other effects.
Efficacy
Tangerine peel has a high content of volatile fruit oil, and the aromatic substances in it can be very refreshing, and regular and appropriate drinking can relieve depression.
When the human body is in a depressed mood for a long time and cannot be resolved in time, it is likely to cause liver qi stagnation, resulting in irritability, chest tightness and other discomforts. It is also written in the "Materia Medica" that tangerine peel "removes phlegm and eliminates phlegm, cures liver qi stagnation, flank pain and anger, long-term malaria fetish, hernia pain, and breast swelling." ”
Volatile oil has a certain stimulating effect on the digestive tract, tangerine peel tea soup can moisturize, relieve the dry feeling of the throat, fruity, sweet and soft, drink a big sip, give you a new life from head to toe, full of vitality.
The Herbal Synopsis says: "Orange peel. It is also the holy medicine of the spleen and stomach". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that tangerine peel has a bitter, pungent and warm taste, and enters the spleen and lung meridians, which shows its good response to the digestive system, and has the benefits of regulating qi and strengthening the spleen, nourishing the stomach and protecting the stomach.
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