Pomelo flowers are a popular ingredient in Traditional Chinese Medicine and have numerous health benefits.
Every March, the scent of pomelo flowers wafts through the air, carried by the wind. Along every street and corner, pomelo flowers are abundantly sold. Locals purchase them to infuse sugar cane, creating a dish that is both sweet and elegant, while others boil the flowers to wash their hair or make essential oils for hair care. This is not only a spiritual delicacy but also a gift of health from nature in the memories of the Vietnamese people.
Indeed! In Traditional Chinese Medicine, practitioners commonly use pomelo flowers in remedies to treat a variety of common ailments without the need for antibiotics. Below, Practitioner Vu Quoc Trung (Traditional Medicine Clinic, Vietnam Traditional Medicine Association) shares some effective and easy-to-use remedies suitable for the season.
Pomelo flowers are abundantly sold along every street and corner.
Interviewer: In Traditional Chinese Medicine, what are the common uses of pomelo flowers, Practitioner?
Practitioner Vu Quoc Trung: For a long time, pomelo flowers have been widely used in daily life. They have many health benefits and are utilized in various Traditional Chinese Medicine remedies.
The reason is that pomelo flowers are rich in essential oils. They not only provide a pleasant fragrance and rustic beauty but also help relieve colds, alleviate hangovers, treat stomach aches, headaches from fatigue, reduce stress and anxiety, and improve mental health.
In addition, pomelo flower essential oil can be combined with other medicinal herbs to treat colds, abdominal pain, and phlegm.
Interviewer: So, in Traditional Chinese Medicine, what specific ailments can pomelo flowers treat, and what are the recipes? Please share with us.
Practitioner Vu Quoc Trung: Pomelo flowers offer numerous health and mental health benefits, so we should take advantage of this flower for healing today. Here are some remedies for health and beauty using pomelo flowers:
- Hiccups, yawning, and stagnant energy: Use 12g of pomelo flowers, steep them in tea, and add 1 teaspoon of rock sugar. Drinking this throughout the day will quickly alleviate hiccups and yawning.
- Stomach pain, bloating: Boil pomelo flowers, add rock sugar, and drink to relieve stomach pain. Meanwhile, boiling pomelo flowers with tea until it boils and then drinking it throughout the day will help with bloating.
- Cough with phlegm, constipation: Use 4g of pomelo flowers, a bowl of mung bean flowers, half a teaspoon of ginger juice, and 1 teaspoon of rock sugar. Boil the pomelo flowers, then strain and discard the solids. Add ginger juice, rock sugar, and mung bean flowers, boil again, and then consume both the liquid and the solids to help clear phlegm and relieve constipation.
Sugar cane infused with pomelo flowers.
- Improving blood circulation, stomach pain: Use 5g of pomelo flowers and a small spoon of rock sugar. Add about 200ml of water to the pomelo flowers, boil for 5 minutes, then add rock sugar and drink throughout the day to improve blood circulation and reduce stomach pain.
- Beauty: Women can use pomelo flowers to distill essential oil that promotes faster and thicker hair growth, as well as for bathing and steaming without worrying about the quality of essential oils purchased online.
Additionally, you can make pomelo flower water to enjoy with desserts or as a refreshing drink, which is also very beneficial for health. Alternatively, fresh pomelo flowers can be used to prepare hair rinses or to fragrance hair.
Pomelo flower essential oil, in general, helps prevent dandruff, hair loss, and scalp fungus, and stimulates hair growth due to its antibacterial components like linalool and nerolidol.
Pomelo flowers have antibacterial properties, beneficial for those with colds…
You can also purchase pomelo flowers to boil in a large pot of water for steam inhalation. The antibacterial properties of pomelo flowers are very helpful for those suffering from colds or respiratory illnesses. Colds often arise during erratic weather, leading to headaches, runny noses, dizziness, and fatigue. Therefore, steaming with pomelo flowers every weekend is a perfect choice.
Interviewer: Are there any precautions when using pomelo flowers? Please provide some warnings to the audience.
Practitioner Vu Quoc Trung: Pomelo flowers are fragrant and non-toxic, making them suitable for everyone. However, if you experience discomfort or allergies from inhaling the scent, you should stop immediately and consult a doctor. Depending on individual constitution, some people may be sensitive to pomelo flower fragrance and should avoid using it.
Interviewer: Thank you, Practitioner, for taking the time to share!
