Grapefruit not only has high nutritional value, but also has the effects of invigorating stomach, moistening lung, enriching blood, clearing bowel and relaxing bowels, which can promote wound healing and has a good auxiliary effect on septicemia. In addition, grapefruit contains glucocorticoids, a physiologically active substance, which can reduce blood viscosity and reduce thrombosis, so it also has a good preventive effect on cerebrovascular diseases, such as cerebral thrombosis and stroke. Fresh pomelo meat is an ideal food for diabetic patients because it contains insulin-like components. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that grapefruit is sweet and sour, cool in nature, and has the effects of regulating qi and resolving phlegm, moistening lung and clearing intestine, enriching blood and strengthening spleen, and can treat anorexia, light mouth and indigestion, help digestion, resolve phlegm and quench thirst, regulate qi and disperse stagnation.
Treat chilblain
The cold winter is coming, and grapefruit skin has the magical effect of treating frostbite. However, the grapefruit skin for treating frostbite must be dried in the sun. After drying, put the grapefruit peel into water and cook it. When it is very thick, hot press it with water. However, it should be noted that frostbite should not be applied, and at the same time, we should pay attention to "two persistences". First, stick to this method of hot compress for a whole winter, even if the frostbite is relieved after a period of hot compress, don't give up halfway; Second, we should pay attention to the problem of hot compress. At the beginning of hot compress, the towel should not be too hot. After frostbite adaptation, the temperature should be gradually increased. At the highest time, take the towel out of the pot and apply it directly. Adhering to these two points can promote the recovery of frostbite and prevent it from happening again next winter.
Eliminating phlegm and relieving cough
Because pomelo peel has the function of resolving phlegm and relieving cough, many people cough in winter, so it can be treated with Fritillaria cirrhosa. Wash a pomelo peel, peel off the white pulp of the inner layer, chop the peel, then add Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae 10g, pour in a proper amount of honey, steam, and then seal and store. Take it every morning and evening. However, it should be noted that the selected pomelo peel should be clean and bright, dense in texture, rich in flavor and damaged, and the fermented pomelo peel should not be eaten. The produced pomelo peel Chuanbei ointment has a good effect on cough and asthma in the elderly, xerostomia due to yin deficiency and fever in hands and feet.