The efficacy and function of cicada skin

We all know that summer is the season for cicadas. Cicadas are also called cicadas. In spring, they survive in the form of pupae. In summer, they will shed their skin. The shed skin of cicadas is also a particularly good traditional Chinese medicine. Many people will use it and red dates to make tea to promote stomach digestion. So what are the effects and functions of cicada skin?

1. Appetite and digestion

Brew dried tangerine peel and red dates with boiling water, cover the lid and wait for ten minutes. It is recommended to take more before meals every day, which can not only increase appetite but also help digestion.

2. Prevent blood clots

Tangerine peel contains pectin, which absorbs a lot of water and swells in the stomach when eaten. This process will absorb a lot of fat in the stomach, reduce the amount of fat entering the blood, and prevent the formation of blood clots.

3. Expectorant and cough relieving

If you have a cough and a lot of phlegm, you can prepare tangerine peel, ginger and walnuts, and then boil them together in water. This can help your body recover and relieve phlegm and cough.

The volatile oil contained in tangerine peel has a certain stimulating effect on the bronchi and can slightly dilate the bronchi. The way to eat it is: brew tangerine peel and garlic together with boiling water, and then take it instead of tea.

Expectorant and cough suppressant

4. Reduce urine output

The water decoction of tangerine peel has an astringent effect on blood vessels and renal tubules, which can reduce the excretion of urine and enhance the reabsorption capacity. Therefore, tangerine peel can be used to treat symptoms of frequent urination, urgency, and incomplete urination.

Anti-inflammatory

Tangerine peel contains vitamin C, vitamin K, and a lot of pectin, which can enhance the body's anti-inflammatory effect after consumption.

Hesperidin cannot reduce the edema of rat hind paws caused by formaldehyde, while cis-coumarin in citrus plants has anti-inflammatory effects.

6. Beauty and skin care

Orange peel contains a large amount of vitamin C and essential oils that are beneficial to your health. You can dry the orange peel and take it with tea. This brewing method can not only help refresh the mind and promote ventilation, but also make the smell more fragrant. In addition, taking tangerine peel can effectively excrete toxins from the body, which can better promote the coordination of the body's internal circulation, and the skin will become better and better, and people will become more and more beautiful.

7. Treating Burns

After soaking tangerine peel in water, gently wiping it on the burned area can prevent the formation of scars after burns, and it also has a strong restorative effect on scars that have already formed.

8Treatment of gastritis and vomiting

Gastritis: Grind the dried tangerine peel into powder, add a small amount of sugar, and then drink with warm water on an empty stomach.

Vomiting: Prepare tangerine peel, rice and ginger juice, then boil the ginger juice and tangerine peel in water and drink them. You can also add rice to make porridge, which can effectively treat vomiting.