Unknown uses of grapefruit
(Baonghean)Reduce fever and flu: The sweet and sour juice of grapefruit helps patients recover from fever, reduces the burning sensation caused by high body temperature and is a valuable remedy for flu.
Indigestion: Grapefruit is very useful in solving problems of bloating and indigestion. It reduces heat and stimulates stomach activity, improves the flow of digestive juices, and helps the body digest food better.
Diabetes: Diabetics should eat 1 grapefruit/day. Eating grapefruit can limit the amount of starch absorbed into the body, thus helping to reduce the worry about diabetes.
Constipation: Drinking a glass of fresh grapefruit juice in the morning is the best remedy to control constipation. Grapefruit is effective in stimulating the colon and other parts of the body, limiting the occurrence of constipation.
Urinary disorders: Grapefruit juice is rich in potassium and vitamin C. People who urinate less due to liver, kidney, and heart problems should drink grapefruit juice regularly. Eating grapefruit daily is also a way to reduce rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.
Fresh grapefruit leaves: Boil grapefruit leaves with some other aromatic leaves to make a steam medicine to treat flu and headaches. However, you should limit picking grapefruit leaves because picking too much will affect flowering and fruiting.
Grapefruit peel: Grapefruit peel can be used to treat indigestion, stomachache and cough. How to make: Take 4-12g of grapefruit peel, boil it in water and drink it during the day. In addition to essential oils, grapefruit peel is also a rich source of pectin, a soluble fiber that helps lower blood cholesterol. People often take the white peel near the segments to eat raw or cooked.
Grapefruit seeds: Grapefruit seeds help treat impetigo in children. Peel off the hard outer shell of the seed, thread the remaining part onto a steel wire and burn it over a flame until it turns into charcoal, let it cool and crush it, apply it 1-2 times a day to the impetigo area for 3-6 days. Then wash the child's impetigo area with warm water, pat dry and apply it for better results.
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