Can you eat the skin of a grapefruit?

The skin of pomelo can be eaten, but clinically it is mainly used as a Chinese medicine and needs to be processed for use. The skin of pomelo is pomelo peel, the skin of pomelo, a common fruit in life, is generally not recommended to eat, there may be residual crops, bacteria and other substances on the rind, which may cause diarrhea, abdominal pain and other uncomfortable symptoms after consumption. However, if it is processed as a traditional Chinese medicine, it can be eaten, and it can also be used to broaden the middle and regulate qi, dry dampness and resolve phlegm (dispel phlegm in the body by drying dampness medication) and other effects. Pomelo peel is a common Chinese medicine in Chinese medicine clinic, namely Hua Tangerine Hong, its flavor is pungent, sweet, bitter, warm, has the effect of relaxing the middle and regulating qi, drying dampness and resolving phlegm, and so on. Suffering from food stagnation (food indigestion and stagnation in the stomach), qi depression and chest tightness, coughing and asthma and other symptoms of patients, can be used under the guidance of the doctor pomelo peel to regulate. At the same time, modern pharmacological research has found that pomelo peel contains naringenin original has more obvious antispasmodic effect, for abdominal pain symptoms also have a good effect. In summary, grapefruit peel unprocessed is not recommended to eat, after processing is edible. However, it is recommended that patients eat under the guidance of a doctor to avoid unauthorized consumption of health effects.