January 31, 2018
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【我有壓力系列】心情有鬱結可以吃金桔！
在中醫理論中，酸味食物入肝，多有疏肝、理氣和解鬱的功效，對於因壓力大而有情緒不穩，易動怒又易憂鬱的人來說，適當地進食酸味食物實在不錯。不少人也許會第一時間想到我們最常吃的橙，但在水果檔一看，除了橙以外，旁邊還有一堆相似的水果，包括柑、橘和桔，究竟味道相似、同樣酸咪咪的它們是否功效都一樣？是否每一種都可以幫你舒肝？
橙﹣性涼，可和胃寬胸、化痰潤肺，也有解惡心嘔吐，胸悶腹脹的作用，但多吃則會傷肝氣，有風寒感冒、寒咳的人都忌吃。
橘﹣相對於橙和柑較細小，形狀扁圓，顏色比橙較紅，果皮較薄。橘性涼，有潤肺開胃，理氣化痰及止渴的功效，消化不良和身體有偏熱症狀的人尤其適合。已熟透變紅的橘皮曬出的就是陳皮，青的橘皮曬過就是青皮。有氣滯的人可適當地食用橘子，有助理氣。
柑﹣形狀和橘很相似，體積較大，性涼，有生津止渴，利尿及解酒的功效。脾胃虛寒，以及有寒痰寒咳的人都不宜多吃。
金桔﹣形狀細小偏長，性溫，有理氣解鬱、消食化痰的作用，對於有胸悶氣結、心情鬱悶的人最為適合，同時可舒緩因肝氣鬱結而引起食慾不振。要注意脾胃氣虛者的不可多吃。
Orange-Tangerine-Clementine-Kumquat: they’re all different
From Chinese medicine perspective, when sour food enter the liver, it helps to relieve stress, regulate qi and improve your mood. For those with a lot of pressure and emotional instability, it’s not a bad idea to have sour food in moderation. The first thing that comes to mind would be oranges as it’s most common. But at the fruit stall you may see orange and also clementines, tangerines and kumquats. They look and taste similar, so do they all have similar effects?
Orange- cool in nature, helps to neutralize the stomach, reduce phlegm and moisten the lungs, and relieve nausea and vomiting. But overeating it can hurt your liver qi and it is not suitable for those with wind-cold flus and cold cough.
Clementine- they are smaller than oranges, shaped like a flatter circle, redder in color than oranges and have thinner peel. They are cool in nature and can moisten the lungs and improve appetite, regulate qi, reduce phlegm and relieve thirst. They are especially suitable for those with indigestion and those with heat-related symptoms. If you take ripe clementines with their red peel to dry, you will make dried citrus peel and unripe green skin after drying makes dried unripe citrus peel. Those with qi stagnation can appropriately eat tangerines to regulate qi.
Tangerines- they are shaped similarly to clementines and are larger. They are cool in nature and can promote fluid production, relieve thirst, promote diuresis, and help to sober up. They are not suitable for those with asthenic cold spleen and stomach or those with cold cough and phlegm.
Kumquat- they are small and long, warm in nature. They help to regulate qi and relieve depression, aid digestion and reduce phlegm. It is especially suitable for those for those with qi stagnation and tight chest, and those in bad mood. They help to relieve lack of appetite due to liver qi stagnation. Note those with weak spleen and stomach should not eat too many kumquats.
