The main holiday for everyone is coming very soon - the New Year. One of the symbols of this celebration is fruits such as tangerines. They should always be present at the festive table. What are the benefits of tangerines, and what harm can they do to human health?
Mandarins are a seasonal fruit and hit store shelves every November. This is due to the fact that they grow only in warm climatic zones and ripen at this time of the year.
The huge benefits for the human body in tangerines is due to the high content of vitamins in them: iron, calcium, magnesium, sodium, vitamins of groups A, B, C, E, K and others. And also the content of fiber, flavonoids, essential oils, organic acids. All these components that make up tangerines reflect their beneficial properties for humans.
Useful properties of tangerines
1. Due to the high content of vitamin C, tangerines not only enhance immunity, but also perfectly help in the treatment of colds and flu.
2. The presence of organic acids has antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effect.
3. Tangerines contain glycosides that lower blood cholesterol levels and help with heart and vascular diseases.
4. The potassium content in these fruits helps to normalize high blood pressure in humans and prevents the formation of edema in the heart and kidneys, removing excess fluid from the body.
5. Help to avoid depression, nervous breakdowns and restore brain cells responsible for memory.
6. Allows you to fight constipation.
7. Treat cough and remove phlegm from the lungs.
8. Vitamin A contained in these fruits improves vision and prevents clouding of the lens of the eye.
9. Infusion of tangerines is used in the treatment of nail fungus, as well as acne on the face.
10. Normalize blood circulation and cleanse the blood.
11. Improve food perception in case of loss of appetite.
12. Recover the body after epileptic seizures and seizures.
13. Hair protects against gray hair.
14. Prevent the appearance of cellulite on the skin.
15. Participate in the processes of restoring the body after prolonged physical exertion, increasing the tone of the body.
16. They are an excellent dietary product, containing only 38 kcal per 100 g of product.
In addition to the healthy pulp of tangerines, the peel of this fruit is also used. Various decoctions are made from it, which help in the treatment of flu and colds, with poisoning and nausea, with high sugar levels, in the treatment of bronchitis, and so on. Moreover, even seeds are useful for tangerines. They contain folic acid and antioxidants to help fight cancer and insomnia.
Despite all the useful properties of tangerines, they can also bring significant harm to the human body. Most importantly, they should not be eaten by people with various diseases of the digestive system, as well as patients with hepatitis, cholecystitis and pancreatitis.
It is undesirable for any person to eat a large amount of tangerines at a time. The approximate daily dose for an adult is no more than 4-5 pcs., For a child - no more than 1-2 pcs. In this case, one must take into account the absence of various allergic reactions to this fruit.
In the presence of some contraindications, tangerines still remain one of the most beloved fruits among people. As for the benefits for the human body, it is impossible to overestimate it.
