Kumquat can cure hiccups.

Kumquat with red skin is also known as dổi (commonly called in Thanh Hóa province) or hoàng bì, quất bì (these names are easily confused with ornamental kumquats).

Scientific name: Clausena lansium (Lour.) Skeels, belonging to the citrus family. This is a woody plant, about 3 to 5 meters tall, commonly found growing wild or cultivated from Ha Tinh province northward to southern China.

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, kumquat leaves have a pungent and bitter taste, a neutral nature, and are effective in relieving heatstroke, influenza, reducing fever, loosening phlegm, and reducing cough. The fruit has a sour taste, a neutral and slightly warm nature, and is effective in reducing cough, loosening phlegm, stimulating digestion, and stopping vomiting.

The medicinal parts of the plant include the fruit (sliced ​​lengthwise and dried, called kumquat peel or red peel); the seeds of the kumquat and red peel; and the root bark, which is bitter, warm in nature, and beneficial for digestion. The dried ripe fruit, combined with other medicinal herbs, is pounded into a paste and applied as a poultice to treat venomous snake bites. The leaves are spicy and bitter, neutral in nature, and have the effect of relieving colds, reducing fever, and suppressing coughs. The dried root bark is used throughout the kumquat plant for medicinal purposes.

The bark of the kumquat tree, combined with several other medicinal herbs, is used for women after childbirth. Folk medicine often uses it to treat stomach pain, epigastric pain, or spasms of the digestive tract, especially in postpartum women.

The leaves of the kumquat tree are used to treat colds, fevers, and to support the treatment of malaria; they are also used as a hair wash to remove dandruff and make hair smooth. The fruit is used for people with poor digestion, nausea, and persistent coughs (if the cough is acute due to infection, antibiotics should be used; if the cough is due to tuberculosis, specialized medication is required).

Some experiments have shown that extracts from the leaves of the Chinese quince tree have an antispasmodic effect on the mouse ileum due to the active ingredient lasimit; they also inhibit several strains of malaria parasites and kill intestinal parasites.

Furthermore, the methanol-extracted dry extract has antibacterial effects against Staphylococcus aureus and E. coli. Clinical trials have shown that kumquat extract is more effective than conventional drugs (ganidan, tetracycline) in treating amoebic dysentery and bacillary dysentery (in combination with Sophora japonica and Sophora japonica).

Traditional Chinese medicine uses various parts of the kumquat fruit, including the seeds and root bark, which have a bitter, spicy taste and warm properties, and are used to relieve pain and aid digestion.

Here are some ways to treat illnesses using kumquat.

* Relieves colds and reduces fever:Take 30g of fresh kumquat leaves, wash them thoroughly, dry them in the sun, and brew a decoction to induce sweating.

* Treating coughs in children:Fresh loquat fruit, steamed with sugar, should be given to children three times a day: morning, noon, and night.

* Effective treatment for whooping cough:50g dried fruit (seeds removed), 50g mulberry root bark (Tang Bai Pi), 50g lemongrass, 50g stemona root, 50g dried plums, 50g balloon flower root, 50g almonds, 50g perilla, 50g licorice, 50g mint.

Boil all the ingredients in water several times. Take the concentrated liquid, add sugar, and cook it into a syrup. Drink 1-5 teaspoons at a time, depending on age and the severity of the illness.

* To stimulate digestion and prevent illness in postpartum women:Take 30g of the bark or roots of the kumquat tree, 20g of the roots of the Chinese quince tree, and 20g of sour starfruit. Roast the ingredients until golden brown, then decoct until a concentrated liquid is formed. Divide into several doses and drink throughout the day. This can be used for several consecutive days.

* Curing hiccupsUse 15-20 ripe kumquats, mash them and combine with 1 teaspoon of sugar or honey, steam until cooked, then mash again and mix with water to drink.

* Stop vomiting:Chew fresh kumquats with the peel on, swallowing the juice slowly.

According to Agriculture-NT