Can fresh orange peel be soaked in water to drink?

Orange is a kind of fruit that everyone likes to eat. In fact, the orange peel can also be used as medicine after being dried. Tangerine peel in traditional Chinese medicine is made from dried tangerine peel. Tangerine peel has a good effect in relieving cough and reducing phlegm. People who have a long-term cough can use tangerine peel to make tea, which can be used as an auxiliary treatment for chronic cough. So can fresh orange peel be soaked in water to drink? It is usually not recommended to soak fresh orange peel in water to drink. Let’s find out the detailed reasons below.

Orange peel contains a large amount of vitamin C and essential oils. Wash, dry and store it like tea. It can be brewed with tea or alone. It has a refreshing taste and is refreshing and ventilating. Orange peel has the functions of regulating qi and resolving phlegm, strengthening the stomach and removing dampness, and lowering blood pressure. It is a very good Chinese medicinal material. After washing and drying it, you can soak it in white wine and drink it after 2 to 3 weeks. It can clear the lungs and reduce phlegm. The longer the soaking time, the better the wine tastes.

Can fresh orange peels be soaked in water and drunk?

1. Winter is the season for oranges. It is often seen that people wash the orange peels after eating oranges and use them to soak in water to drink, believing that this is good for health. In fact, fresh orange peel and the tangerine peel used in traditional Chinese medicine are not the same thing. They do not have medicinal effects, and soaking them in water may even have adverse effects on your health.

2. As we all know, tangerine peel is made from mature tangerine peel that is sun-dried or air-dried. The longer it is aged, the better. It can usually be used only after the next year. The volatile oil content of tangerine peel will be greatly reduced after the second year, while the content of flavonoid compounds will be relatively increased. Only then can the medicinal value of tangerine peel be reflected. Fresh orange peel contains more volatile oil and does not have the same medicinal effects as dried tangerine peel.

3. Another reason why fresh orange peels should not be soaked in water for drinking is that the surface of fresh orange peels is contaminated with pesticides and preservatives, and these chemicals are harmful to human health. To prevent orange trees from being attacked by diseases and pests, pesticides must be sprayed many times from flowering to fruiting. Most pesticides cannot be decomposed, and once they remain on the surface of oranges, they are difficult to remove. In addition, in order to prevent bacteria from invading oranges, most fruit farmers soak the oranges in preservatives before putting them on the market after picking them.

Preservatives can inhibit bacteria on the surface of oranges and extend their shelf life. Although this has no effect on the pulp, it is inevitable that some toxins will remain on the orange peel. Drinking water directly from fresh orange peel may have adverse effects on your health.

Warm reminder : Tangerine peel is warm, spicy and bitter in nature, and not everyone can drink it. People with symptoms such as fever, dry mouth, constipation, and yellow urine should not drink tangerine peel tea.