The nutritional value and effects of bergamot

Nutritional value and efficacy of bergamot

Bergamot: It is the fruit of the Rutaceae plant Bergamot. When the fruit is ripe, each carpel separates, forming a slender and curved fruit petal, shaped like a finger, hence the name Buddha's hand. It is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine or as an ornamental plant due to its peculiar fruit shape. Bergamot is widely produced as a cold fruit for consumption and sale. Below is the knowledge I bring to you about the nutritional value and effects of bergamot. Welcome to read.

The application value of bergamot:

1. Nutritional value

Bergamot contains a large amount of carbohydrates, crude fiber, ash, limonene, dimethoxide Coumarin, trihydroxydimethoxyflavone, limonin, carotene, acrylic acid, palmitic acid, a small amount of geranyl hesperidin, etc.

2. Medicinal value

Bergamot is a treasure throughout the body. Roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits can be used as medicine. They are pungent, bitter, sweet, warm and non-toxic. They enter the liver, spleen and stomach meridians and regulate qi and resolve phlegm, relieve vomiting and reduce swelling, soothe the liver, strengthen the spleen and harmonize the stomach. and many other medicinal functions. It has a significant alleviating effect on bronchitis and asthma in the elderly; it has a more significant effect on indigestion, chest and abdominal distension and tightness in ordinary people. Bergamot can be made into a variety of Chinese medicinal materials, and long-term use has the effect of health care and longevity.

3. Economic value

The economic value of bergamot is also relatively high. Various medicated wines made from bergamot are fragrant, sweet and delicious, and have been affirmed by experts many times; the health tea made from bergamot has obtained a national patent, and has been identified by the Tea Quality Supervision, Inspection and Testing Center of the Ministry of Agriculture. Bergamot health tea contains The amino acids, vitamins and various trace elements required by the human body are new discoveries in the treasure house of Chinese herbal medicine heritage in the motherland.

4. Ornamental value

The ornamental value of bergamot is different from that of ordinary bonsai flowers. The flowers of Bergamot are white, fragrant, and bloom in clusters, which is very attractive. When the fruit matures, its shape is like an extended finger shape, a fist shape, a fist shape, a gloved hand shape... it looks like a human hand, which is lifelike. Mature golden bergamot is golden in color and can always overflow with fragrance.

Several major functions of bergamot

1. The whole body of bergamot is a treasure. Its roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits can be used as medicine. It is pungent, bitter, sweet, warm, It is non-toxic and enters the three meridians of liver, spleen and stomach. It has many medicinal functions such as regulating qi and reducing phlegm, relieving cough and reducing swelling, soothing the liver and strengthening the spleen and stomach.

2. According to historical records, the roots of Bergamot can cure men’s diarrhea and sore limbs; the flowers and fruits can be used to make tea, which has the effect of eliminating gas; the fruits can cure stomach diseases, vomiting, choking, high blood pressure, and trachea. inflammation, asthma and other diseases.

3. According to "Gui Jing" and other records, bergamot can also cure swelling and swelling, women's leucorrhea and sober up. It is the main raw material for preparing bergamot patent medicine.

4. The fruit of Bergamot can also extract Bergamot essential oil, which is a good beauty and skin care product.

5. Both flowers and fruits of bergamot are edible and can be made into bergamot flower porridge, bergamot bamboo shoot tips, bergamot stewed pig intestines, etc.; it has the effects of regulating qi and reducing phlegm, soothing the liver and stomach, and relieving hangover.

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Product ingredients: black tea, bergamot vanilla flavoring agent, verbena, hibiscus flower, lemon peel

Drinking effects: soothing the liver and strengthening the spleen, health and longevity

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