Can kumquat seeds be eaten?

Kumquat is a very popular fruit. It is small in size, but tastes just as good. It is sweet with a subtle fragrance, and is very popular. Since kumquats are very small, people often wash them and eat them directly without peeling them. Because the peel of kumquat has strong medicinal effects and is effective for diseases such as colds, can the seeds of kumquat be eaten?

The seeds of kumquat are edible and can be used as a traditional Chinese medicinal material.

The medicinal name of kumquat seed is orange shell, which tastes slightly bitter. Orange seeds have the effect of dispersing nodules and relieving pain. Generally, girls with cold body can often use orange seeds to soak in water to drink, which can effectively help regulate the symptoms of cold body. In addition, orange seeds have a good effect of resolving phlegm. If there is a baby in your family who has cough and phlegm and cannot be given medicine, you can feed the baby more orange seed water, which is very good for eliminating phlegm. In addition, if you usually have symptoms of loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, you can also drink more orange seed water to regulate.

Benefits of Kumquat Seeds

1. Orange seeds have a very good effect of dispersing nodules and relieving pain. In clinical medicine, orange seeds are often used to treat symptoms such as testicular swelling and pain and mastitis swelling and pain.

2. Orange seeds can dispel cold and dry dampness, and are very good for promoting qi. Orange seeds can also eliminate phlegm. Orange seeds can be used to treat cold coughs and itchy throat with phlegm. Orange seeds are also good for food stagnation and nausea and stuffiness.

3. Orange seeds are beneficial for tuberculosis, bronchitis and stomach pain, and are very effective for cough with phlegm.

How to drink kumquat in water

Green orange tea

Ingredients: 10 green kumquats, 2 teaspoons (10ml) of green tea, appropriate amount of honey and rock sugar, appropriate amount of ice cubes.

practice:

1. Brew green tea with 1 cup of hot water and let it cool for later use.

2. Cut the kumquats into two halves, or you can leave them intact or cut them into four parts longitudinally without cutting the tails, so that they look like one when soaked in water.

3. Fill a large container with ice cubes, squeeze the kumquat juice into it, and then put the kumquats in.

4. Pour the green tea water into the container (filter out the tea leaves).

5. Add appropriate amount of honey and rock sugar according to your taste and stir thoroughly.