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What are the health benefits of drinking water infused with Chinese plum and aged tangerine peel?

Jan 22, 2025 Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Zhang Xiuhong
Introduction
In general, drinking plum and aged tangerine peel infusion usually has effects including calming the nerves and improving sleep, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, regulating the spleen and stomach, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, and promoting saliva production to relieve thirst. Individuals with excessive stomach acid, pregnant women, children, and patients with diabetes should use it cautiously or avoid it altogether. Those with high gastric acid levels or special constitutions should adjust their intake according to individual conditions to avoid excessive consumption that may cause discomfort.

Generally, drinking water infused with aged prunus mume and tangerine peel typically offers various health benefits and functions, including calming the nerves to aid sleep, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, regulating the spleen and stomach, resolving phlegm and relieving counterflow, and promoting saliva production to relieve thirst. Detailed explanations are as follows:

1. Calming the Nerves and Aid Sleep

Some components in prunus mume and tangerine peel, such as potassium ions in prunus mume and aromatic substances in tangerine peel, can help relax the body and mind, alleviate anxiety, and improve sleep quality. Drinking an appropriate amount of prunus mume and tangerine peel water before bedtime can have a calming effect and help improve sleep quality.

2. Antibacterial and Anti-inflammatory Effects

Prunus mume and tangerine peel contain various active ingredients, such as tannic acid in prunus mume and flavonoids in tangerine peel, which have certain antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. Drinking prunus mume and tangerine peel water can inhibit bacterial growth in the mouth, prevent oral diseases, and also provide auxiliary treatment for mild respiratory infections.

3. Regulating the Spleen and Stomach

Both prunus mume and tangerine peel are commonly used medicinal herbs in traditional Chinese medicine for regulating the spleen and stomach. Prunus mume can astringe the intestines and stop diarrhea, thus relieving diarrhea to some extent; tangerine peel can regulate qi and strengthen the spleen, effectively improving conditions such as spleen and stomach weakness and poor appetite.

4. Resolving Phlegm and Relieving Counterflow

Tangerine peel has the effects of regulating qi and strengthening the spleen, removing dampness, and resolving phlegm, making it highly effective in treating symptoms such as excessive phlegm and cough, nausea, and vomiting caused by weak spleen and stomach function or phlegm-dampness blockage. Drinking prunus mume and tangerine peel water can further enhance the effect of resolving phlegm and relieving counterflow.

5. Promoting Saliva Production and Relieving Thirst

Prunus mume contains sugars, vitamins, and other components that can supply energy to the body. Its sour and astringent flavor helps promote saliva production and relieve thirst, improving symptoms such as internal heat causing weight loss and insufficient body fluids. The volatile oils in tangerine peel can also stimulate saliva secretion, thus helping to relieve thirst.

Individuals with excessive stomach acid, pregnant women, children, patients with diabetes, and other specific groups should use it cautiously or avoid it altogether. Those with excessive stomach acid or special constitutions should adjust their intake according to their individual conditions to avoid discomfort caused by excessive consumption.

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