Can kumquat be eaten with the skin? What is the effect?

Kumquat is also very common in our daily life. Kumquat is very small in size, and many people want to know if kumquat can be eaten with the skin. Generally speaking, kumquats are eaten with the skin. Most of the nutrients in kumquats are in the skin, and they also have certain medicinal value.

1. It is best to wash it thoroughly and eat it with the skin.

The characteristic of kumquat is that the peel and the flesh can be eaten together. After chewing, you will feel the throat is moist and the mouth is full of fragrance. 80% of the vitamin C in kumquat is concentrated in the peel, up to 200 mg per 100 grams. In addition to being eaten fresh, kumquats can also be made into tea. One of its major uses is to process it into white sugar kumquat cake, licorice kumquat cake, jam, orange peel wine, kumquat juice, etc. Aromatic oil can also be extracted from the peel.

2. Kumquat has high medicinal value

"Compendium of Materia Medica" says that kumquat peel "tonic with tonic medicine, purge with laxative medicine, ascending with ascending medicine, and descending with descending medicine." Traditional Chinese medicine believes that eating kumquat raw has the effects of regulating qi, tonifying the middle, relieving depression, digesting food, dispersing cold, resolving phlegm, and sobering up. It can be used to treat chest tightness, thirst due to drunkenness, indigestion, loss of appetite, cough and asthma. Patients with cholecystitis, hepatitis, stomach disease, bronchitis, hypertension, and vascular sclerosis can often eat kumquats or kumquat cakes, which has an auxiliary therapeutic effect. According to a Japanese medical journal, kumquat can enhance the body's resistance to cold, prevent and treat colds, lower blood lipids, and is beneficial in preventing and treating senile diseases. Kumquat seeds can cure eye diseases, lymph tuberculosis, pharyngitis, etc. Kumquat root has the effect of promoting qi and dispersing nodules, and can treat stomachache, vomiting, hernia, lymph tuberculosis, etc.

3. Benefits of Kumquat Peel

Orange peel contains a large amount of vitamin C and essential oils. Wash it, dry it, 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 taste of the wine.