The homeland of tangerines is China. But people all over the world fell in love with these fragrant, tasty fruits. It is impossible to imagine the New Year holidays without them, nutritionists recommend them to eat, tangerines can increase immunity and strengthen health. Why are these orange fruits so useful?
First of all, tangerines are valuable for their high content of vitamin C. And it is known to help prevent and cure colds. In addition, these fruits have a good diuretic effect, therefore, they accelerate the cleansing of the body, ensure the removal of toxins, and normalize metabolic processes and fat metabolism. Hence, they promote weight loss. In addition, due to the same diuretic properties, these fruits normalize the functions of the kidneys and urinary system. The juice of tangerines saturates the body with many vitamins and trace elements, increases appetite. And the fruits themselves help to establish the digestive process, their regular use prevents the development of intestinal infections and helminthic invasions. Interestingly, traditional medicine advises to use tangerine juice (but only fresh) externally for the treatment of fungus. In the aromatic orange fruits there are a lot of phytoncides, antioxidants that inhibit the action of free radicals and slow down the aging process in cells. And carotenoids, which are also abundant in tangerines, have a beneficial effect on vision and protect mucous membranes. The B vitamins contained in these wonderful fruits are useful for maintaining good skin, hair, nails and nervous system. Vitamin K prevents varicose veins, vitamin D helps keep bones strong and skin healthy, and tangerines are also known to reduce fever and help cough up phlegm in upper respiratory tract diseases. Of course, using them as the only means to alleviate the condition is not worth it, but as an auxiliary, they will be very useful. It is not for nothing that tangerine juice is shown to be drunk with bronchial asthma: it perfectly cleanses the lungs, but the most important thing is that there are almost no nitrates in tangerines, so even small children can eat them. Naturally, if there is no allergy to these fruits.
