Orange peel is a good remedy for treating cough, bronchitis and indigestion. You can make orange peel syrup at home and use it when you need to treat the problem. The following are two recipes.
Recipe 1 – Chen Pi Syrup
Chen Pi (aged dried peel of tangerine or mandarin orange) is a Chinese herbal medicine for treating cough, bronchitis and indigestion. You do not have to use the peel of tangerine or mandarin orange. Actually the peel from regular orange has the similar effects. According to the traditional medicine guidelines, the aged peel is better than the fresh one, and the older, the better. Every time when you eat an orange, keep the peel, let it dry up and store in a jar or a plastic bag for later use.
Ingredients:
– Aged dried orange peel 50g-100g
– Honey 1 cup
– Sugar 1 cup
– Water 1 cup
Directions:
– Put the orange peel and water in a pot
– Bring to a boil, and simmer for 15 minutes
– Strain and bring the extract to a boil again
– Turn the heat to low
– Add sugar and honey, slowly stir until the sugar dissolves completely
– Turn off the heat, let it cool, then store it in a jar
– Take 1-2 teaspoons, 2-3 times a day or when needed
Recipe 2 – Fresh Orange Peel Syrup
You may call this “Candied orange peels” – fresh orange peels in syrup.
Ingredients:
– Oranges 5
– Sugar (or honey) 1 cup
– Water 1 cup
Directions:
– Remove peels from the oranges
– Cut the peels into strips
– Boil the strips in water and simmer for 5-10 minutes
– Add sugar or honey, slowly stir until the sugar dissolves completely
– Turn the heat slightly up and gently boil to reduce the water until it becomes a thick syrup
– Turn off the heat, let it cool, then store it in a jar
– Take 1-2 teaspoons of the strips, 2-3 times a day or when needed
Please note: (1) The above two syrups are good for treating cough and bronchitis. If just for treating indigestion, you should reduce the amount of honey and sugar to 1/2-1/4. (2) You may modify and adjust the amount of honey and sugar, or only use honey or sugar. For treating cough and bronchitis, honey is better than sugar. But honey is expensive than sugar, so people use sugar as an alternative to honey to lower the cost.
For more information about natural remedies for bronchitis, go to Natural Remedies Center: http://www.naturalremediescenter.com/treat/bronchitis/
