Eating pomelo with this harms the liver and the lungs; if you love pomelo, take a look right away

Mid-Autumn Festival is almost here, and pomelos are about to hit the market! Pomelos are not only cheap and delicious, they also have many benefits you would never expect. They are the most nourishing fruit of the entire autumn, and if you miss out, you will have to wait a whole year! Do you know all the benefits of pomelo?

Pomelo is nutritious and delicious, with many benefits

Pomelo tastes sweet and sour, and is cool in nature. It has effects such as regulating qi and resolving phlegm, moistening the lungs and clearing the intestines, and enriching the blood and strengthening the spleen.

Its flesh is crisp and tender, juicy and sweet. Every 100 grams of flesh contains 89 grams of water, making it ideal for replenishing the body's fluids.

Removing dark spots

Pomelo is rich in vitamin C, which can reduce dark spots on the face. Eating pomelo regularly can whiten the skin and improve complexion. Mixing pomelo with honey and applying it to the face as a mask also helps remove dark spots.

In addition, it also has a skin-firming effect. Vitamin C can promote the secretion of collagen in the human body. Eating pomelo regularly can make our skin fuller and smoother.

Helping with weight loss

Pomelo is also a very good fruit for weight loss. Its energy and fat content are very low. Every 100 grams of pomelo contains less than 1 gram of fat and 41 kcal of energy.

According to nutrition research, without changing your eating habits, eating half a pomelo before meals every day and sticking with it for more than 12 weeks can have a very good weight-loss effect. This is because some of the compounds contained in pomelo can accelerate fat burning.

Aiding in the treatment of diabetes

Some people do not really like the bitter taste of pomelo, but you may not know that this bitterness actually represents pomelo's excellent health benefits.

This bitterness is

naringenin

, which can effectively help people treat diabetes and effectively improve the body's sensitivity to insulin. Moreover, pomelo has very low sugar content, so people with diabetes can also eat it regularly.

Pomelo really does have quite a lot of advantages!

In addition, pomelo also contains quite a few nutrients, including vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, carotene, and so on, as well as minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, and potassium, while its sodium content is very low, which helps prevent blood pressure from rising.

If you take these medications, do not eat pomelo

A long time ago, doctors discovered that if patients drink grapefruit juice or pomelo juice while taking certain blood pressure medications, it can cause an abnormal drop in blood pressure.

This is because the components in pomelo and grapefruit affect the metabolism of drugs in the human body, thereby changing their effects.

Grapefruit or pomelo can affect quite a lot of medications. In some cases, it reduces drug excretion, thereby increasing the drug's effect; while sometimes it can interfere with drug transport, thereby reducing the drug's effect.

Therefore, when taking the following medications, do not under any circumstances take them with grapefruit juice (pomelo juice):

Drugs that should not be taken with pomelo

?Some blood pressure-lowering drugs, such as nifedipine;

nifedipine;

?Some cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, such as simvastatin tablets, atorvastatin tablets, and pravastatin tablets;

?Some drugs used to treat arrhythmia, such as amiodarone hydrochloride;

?Some antihistamine drugs used to treat allergies, such as fexofenadine;

?Some drugs used after organ transplantation for anti-rejection reactions, such as cyclosporine;

?Some anti-anxiety drugs, such as buspirone.

Seeing this, some people will definitely ask:

If I really want to eat pomelo, roughly how long after taking medicine should I wait before eating it?

Recommendation:

It is best to avoid eating pomelo or drinking pomelo juice 3 days before taking medication and within 6 hours after taking medication. If you have already eaten it before seeing a doctor, you should consult a doctor about whether the medication needs to be adjusted.

Do not throw away pomelo peel; it also has 3 clever uses

Not only is pomelo beneficial, pomelo peel also has many benefits. It not only has medical effects, but also cleaning functions. It truly has many uses.

 Edible effect: relieving cough and resolving phlegm 

Not only can pomelo flesh be used as medicine, the peel also has a very good effect on relieving cough and resolving phlegm. If a cough appears in winter, you can boil pomelo peel and steep it in water to drink, which has a very good effect on relieving cough and resolving phlegm

★ Honey pomelo tea

1. After carefully washing the outer peel of the pomelo, cut it into thin strips, rub and wash it with salt, then soak and rinse it with added water multiple times to remove most of the bitterness;

2. Put the pomelo peel into a pot, add water, and bring to a boil. Then add the remaining pomelo flesh and an appropriate amount of rock sugar. Simmer over low heat until thick. After it cools, add honey and mix well, then put it into a glass jar, seal it, and refrigerate.

Once the delicious honey pomelo tea is ready, whenever you want

to drink it, just mix a cup~

 Application effect: treating chilblains 

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Treating chilblains

After getting frostbite in winter, you can use sun-dried pomelo peel and simmer it over low heat until the liquid is thick. Then use a clean towel or medical gauze dipped in the liquid to apply a hot compress to the chilblain area. Remove it after 5 minutes and rinse clean with water.

It should be noted that the temperature of the compress must not be too high; generally, it is best if it feels slightly hot.

In addition, if the chilblain has already broken open, this method should not be used.

 Cleaning effect: fragrant scent, strong cleaning power

Pomelo peel also has a very strong cleaning effect. You can make your own dish soap with pomelo peel. Pomelo peel is also a very good fragrance; placing it in the refrigerator can remove odors... Pomelo peel has so many cleaning uses. Let's learn about them together!

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Homemade dish soap

Prepare a large bucket and some pomelo peel. Put the peel into a bottle, then add 1 spoon of vinegar and 2 spoons of edible alkali, and finally add water until it covers the pomelo peel.

Put the water into a glass bottle, shake it a few times, and refrigerate it for a week. Take it out and it is perfect dish soap. It has a strong cleaning effect for washing pots, dishes, and fruit, and its grease-removing effect is also very strong!

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Removing odors

The white pith on the inner side of pomelo peel is a loose, sponge-like tissue with extremely strong absorbency. Place pomelo peel in the refrigerator, bathroom, or kitchen. As long as you regularly replace it with fresh peel, you can keep your home smelling fresh at all times.

After saying all this, which kind is actually best when buying pomelo?

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3 tricks for picking a good pomelo

Choose a short neck:

Choose a pomelo that is flat and round with a short neck. If you are buying Shatian pomelo, pay attention to whether there is a light brown golden ring line at its bottom. The more obvious this ring pattern is, the better the quality.

The peel should be tender:

If the peel is thin and smooth, and the color is light green or light yellow, it means the pomelo is well ripened, juicy, and sweet.

Heavy weight:

For pomelos of the same size and shape, choose the heavier one; if a pomelo is large but light, then the peel is thick and the flesh is scant, so it is not suitable for purchase. In addition, when pressing firmly, if it does not press down easily, it means the segments and flesh are firm and the quality is good.

To sum it up in one sentence: for pomelos of the same size, the heavier the pomelo, the fresher it is and the higher its water content.

Finally, a reminder to everyone: eat everything in moderation. No matter how delicious pomelo is, do not be greedy and eat too much~