When does Huyou go on the market, and what are its effects and benefits?

Huyou fruit is attractive, pear-shaped, round or oblate, golden in color, rich in nutrients, and stores well, and is known as “China's number one hybrid pomelo.” So when is the general market time for Huyou? What effects and benefits does it have? Let's find out together with the editor below.

When is the general market time for Huyou?

Huyou is picked around the Start of Winter, and can be kept fresh in natural storage until April to May of the following year. In other places, most also begin to go on the market in large quantities after November.

What effects and benefits does Huyou have?

1. Antibacterial, antiviral

Naringenin and hesperetin from pomelo peel can inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Shigella dysenteriae and Salmonella typhi in test tubes. Naringin has an inhibitory effect on yeast and fungi, and has a preventive and protective effect on mice infected with viruses. Naringin and hesperidin in pomelo are similar to other flavonoids and have anti-inflammatory effects.

2. Lower blood sugar

Fresh pomelo juice contains an insulin-like component that can lower blood sugar, making it a good dietary food for patients with diabetes and obesity.

3. Antispasmodic and enhancing the effect of vitamin C

The naringenin contained in pomelo has a significant antispasmodic effect. Naringin and hesperidin can improve the aggregation of blood cells in the conjunctival blood vessels of the eyes and the reduced capillary resistance caused by vitamin C deficiency in mice.

4. Expectorant and antitussive

The outer peel of pomelo, namely the commonly used traditional Chinese medicine Huajuhong. The limonene and pinene contained in it, after inhalation, can make respiratory secretions more abundant and thinner, helping to expel phlegm, and has a good expectorant and antitussive effect, making it a good product for treating chronic cough and asthma in the elderly and phlegm asthma of deficiency-cold type.

How to eat Huyou

Changshan Huyou fruit that has just been picked is slightly bitter, and after storage the bitterness naturally disappears while the sweetness increases. Generally, it is better to eat it starting in December. When eating, use a fruit knife to cut a cross shape at the top of the fruit, then peel the skin, and remove the spongy layer adhering to the outside of the segments, then peel open the segments and tear off the segment membrane to eat the flesh. It is crisp and without residue, cool and refreshing.