Orange is one of the familiar fruits that contains aromatic essential oils and lots of vitamin C, very cool and nutritious for the body. In addition, every part of the orange tree from leaves, seeds, peels… can be used as medicine.

Oranges are one of the familiar fruits that contain aromatic essential oils and lots of vitamin C, which are very cool and nutritious for the body.

In addition, all parts of the orange tree from leaves, seeds, peels… can be used as medicine. According to traditional medicine, oranges have a sweet, sour taste, are slightly cool, and have the ability to produce new fluids to quench thirst, stimulate appetite, treat coughs, and are used to treat loss of appetite, chest and rib fullness, detoxify fish and crab, and make you feel sick and sober up. Orange peels have a spicy taste, a fragrant smell, and are moist, and have the effect of eliminating phlegm, clearing stagnant air, and aiding digestion…

Here are some uses:

Orange juice

– Sweet oranges are used for eating and have many uses; they are also used as a medicine to reduce fever, treat secretions and help increase appetite. In addition, they also have the effect of detoxifying alcohol because they contain a lot of vitamin C, Ca, P, K, carotene, citric acid and aureusidin… which are very beneficial for the body.

– Orange juice can also be used to clean and smooth the skin, by using a face towel soaked in orange juice and rubbing it on the face.

– For many diseases such as dry mouth, sore throat, cough with phlegm… use chrysanthemum flowers, wash them, steep them in boiling water, let them cool; squeeze fresh oranges to get the juice, add to the chrysanthemum water and use. This medicine has the effect of producing new fluid to quench thirst, clearing heat and detoxifying, dispelling wind-heat, stimulating appetite and digesting food, regulating qi and dissolving phlegm.

Orange peel

– Orange peel contains a lot of carotene, 0.93 – 1.95% essential oil, can be used as a medicine to strengthen the spleen and regulate the aroma. It has the effect of relaxing and lowering the air, treating coughs, dissolving phlegm… effective for chronic bronchitis.

– Drinking boiled orange peel water has the effect of increasing intestinal motility, preventing constipation.

– Dry the orange peel, then put it in a scented bag, hang it in the bedroom, kitchen or wardrobe. It has the effect of stimulating good sleep, repelling mosquitoes, and purifying the air.

Orange seeds

– Orange seeds can be used as a mask: Take 2 tablespoons of orange seeds and put them in a blender, mix with distilled water to make a paste-like mask, use it as a face mask to help improve the resistance of the skin’s capillaries, achieve the purpose of shrinking and tightening the mucous membranes and skin, and limit acne. Apply 1-2 times a week.

– Dry the orange seeds in the shade, roast them until golden brown, then grind them into powder and mix 3-5g with boiled water to cool to help treat rheumatism.