Orange

Useful properties of orange oil, sweet red orange

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Useful properties of orange

Oranges have an excellent taste and aroma of great benefit to health. Scientists have proved that vitamin C is part of the orange, destroys cancer cells. In a single orange contains the daily norm of this useful vitamin. The composition of oranges includes many phytochemicals containing compounds of carotin acid. Present in orange citric acid that gives flavor to the fruit. In the intact fruit found sugar, vitamins B1, B2, B6, P, provitamin A. Also useful are the actions of pectin and nitrogenous substances. Fruit contains carbohydrates, fiber, ash, volatile, potassium, phosphorus, calcium. Identified in the peel essential oil.

The use of orange

Orange pulp is useful in loss of appetite, promotes the normalization of digestive tract function. The use of sour-sweet pulp of the citrus fruit helps to establish normal bile flow. Useful orange for vitamin deficiency, used as a preventive tool that prevents many gastro-intestinal problems. Strengthens the immune system and improves metabolism. It is recommended the use of oranges in hypertension, atherosclerosis, and obesity.

Faster and more efficient with the help of orange are cured diseases of the liver, eliminate painful symptoms with the gout. Lovers fat food must enter into your diet orange fruit, eaten as junk food, interacting with nutrients and acids contained in the pulp, is better digested. Consumption of fruit reduces the risk of heart disease and clogged veins. Traditional medicine appoints oranges with infections of the oral cavity, to resolve ulcers.

Due to the strong sweet smells of the orange can be called a natural antibiotic: it eliminates germs and reduces the risk of infectious diseases. Regular introduction of oranges into the diet eliminates putrefactive processes in the intestine, eliminates the effects of toxins on the body and removes toxins. In chronic constipation, especially in elderly people, traditional medicine recommends to drink the pulp and juice of the fruit in the morning on an empty stomach or before bedtime.

Oranges tone the nervous system, helps to cope with fatigue, depression, improve mood. Bright fruits have a calming effect, reduces heart rate,relieve cramps, reduce the number of seizures in epilepsy. Citrus fruits rich in limonoids that have unique properties and are able to block the multiplication of cancer cells. Also, these substances help in the treatment of tumors of the oral cavity, skin, lung, stomach, small intestine and colon. Folic acid is useful for pregnant women, prevents the development of pathologies in infants, maintains the health of the vascular system.

Orange oil

Long known that oranges contain an essential oil, beneficial acting on the organs and systems. Orange essential oil improves mood, eliminating depression symptoms, anxiety, depression, restores energy after a serious illness, promotes regeneration of the skin. Oil of sweet orange allows you to return visual acuity, removes inflammation and bleeding gums. Medicated oil is easy cholagogue, normalizing carbohydrate and lipid balance, acts as a purifying agent in the formation of toxins in the body.

Orange oil strengthens protective functions of the body, prevents colds and the flu. In beauticians use orange oil for hair. It gives the hair incredible Shine, pleasant fragrance, soothes the scalp and strengthens the hair follicles. Is used orange oil for the face: it rejuvenates, increases skin elasticity, eliminates dryness, smoothes wrinkles, removes edemas.

Orange juice

Fresh juice contains many of the nutrients contained in the fruits of this southern fruit, and they are preserved by freezing. Flavorful orange juice is recommended for kidney stones and chronic gallbladder diseases. The wealth of nutrients contained in dietary product, you can feel, regularly drinking the juice several times a day. Healing orange juice stimulates the appetite, normalizes digestion, acts as a diuretic.

Multivitamin drink is recommended to drink for gout, beriberi, hypertension, it helps to fight against atherosclerosis. Orange juice has antioxidant properties, has a healing effect on the body, excretes metabolic products and toxins, thereby eliminating the occurrence of diseases.

Orange zest

Orange peel – rich source of vitamins and biologically active substances. Its application allows to enrichthe body with nutrients to strengthen the immune system, prevention of cancer. The peel helps to recover faster after infectious diseases and is a tool in the prevention of strokes and disorders of the cardiovascular system. Substance peel to normalize the level of cholesterol in the blood.

Peel oranges, the use of which has been demonstrated in a scientific way, used for the preparation of the various decoctions and infusions. Useful to drink such remedies for painful menstruation and edemacaused by disturbances of salt balance.

Orange peel

Orange peel contains citric acid that prevents the accumulation in the fruits of nitrates and nitrites. From the presence of harmful substances in the body, it is recommended an infusion of orange peels in combination with medicinal herbs.

A decoction of orange peel: mix orange peel, thyme, buckthorn bark, and in equal parts, pour 1 Cup of water, boil for 5 minutes and drink after infusion of 200 grams in the morning and evening.

The infusion of orange peel: in gastritis with low acidity useful infusion of orange peel, leaves, watch, centaury herb, rhizomes of calamus, wormwood. 1 tablespoon of raw pour 1 Cup boiling water, boil in water bath in sealed container 15 minutes, cooled at room temperature and filtered. Infusion take 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals for 100 g

Aroma of orange peel can get rid of insomnia, after taking a bath with the addition of dry crusts observed tranquility, peace and confidence. Dried pieces of peel in China is used against cough, headache.

Calorie orange

The vitamins and beneficial ingredients in high concentrations are found in the peel, pulp and white membranes of the orange. The presence of the orange pulp dietary fiber is important for those who want to always be slim. Fibers swell in the stomach, produces less absorption of carbohydrates. After one of eaten orange, the feeling of fullness lasts for two to three hours, with a caloric value equal to 70-90 kcal.

The types of oranges

Oranges are a great many types and varieties. To date, four known species:

· ordinary – with yellow flesh;

· kinglets with bright red flesh;

· Jaffa – with a thick skin;

· umbilical – with orange flesh.

In Russia, the oranges are imported from Turkey and Morocco. In supermarkets you can buy varieties such as Valencia, with a thin peel, bright orange color with small dots and a sweet taste – and "Washington, Nevil", which has a juicy, sweet and sour with a thick peel and a small amount of seeds fruits. Also popular are oranges grown in Vietnam and Sicily. In the world displayed more than 300 varieties of oranges.

Orange red (bloody)

Blood oranges are grown in Sicily, bright color gives them substance anthocyanin. The coloration is also affected by the climatic features of the area where plants grow, in Sicily they are perfect. With an abundance of sunshine and lack of rain in the fruit accumulate sugar and fruit take on a deep flavor and color. The fruit is smaller than regular oranges, has a ribbed surface and contains almost no seeds. There are three types of bloody oranges: Tarocco (Italy), the Sanguinello (Spain) and Moro (Sicily).

This variety features a very tasty, juicy and fragrant fruits with a touch of raspberry and bitter. Red fruit contains more vitamin C than their other counterparts. Many scientific studies showed that red orange can bring benefits to human health that is because of the content of the red pigment. Eating red fruits promotes the treatment of obesity, prevents cardiovascular disease. The bloody orange juice prevents the development of diabetes. Red orange delivers the body simple carbohydrates and minerals.

Contraindications orange

By eating oranges you need to in moderation, since this fruit lowers blood pressure and can cause allergies. You need to remember that the orange irritate the gastrointestinal tract and kidneys. Contraindications gastric ulcer, enteritis, colitis. It is impossible to abuse the fruits with high acidity of gastric juice, with cholecystitis, hepatitis. Juice should be diluted half with water.