In this article, we will show you five uses for orange peel that will certainly help you in your daily life.
Do you make orange juice and throw away the peel?
Don’t do that anymore.
Orange peel is rich in medicinal properties.
That’s why you shouldn’t waste all of its potential.
With it, for example, you can make a very powerful tea, especially for those who suffer from migraines and/or high cholesterol.
And the tea can be enriched with cloves, which are anti-inflammatory and antioxidant (prevents cell aging).
In addition to treating migraines and lowering cholesterol, orange peel and clove tea has several other benefits.
For example, it treats:
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- Arthritis
- Drop
- Excess uric acid
- Constipation problems
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Fever
- Weakness
- Kidney stones
- Ulcers, obesity
In addition to all this, it is digestive and anti-inflammatory.
The tea is very easy to make:
Take an orange , preferably organic, and wash the peel very well.
Peel it and leave the skin to dry in a humidity-free environment for 24-48 hours.
When the bark is dry, boil the bark with 10 cloves in a liter of water for five minutes and drink it throughout the day.
Homemade Orange Peel Disinfectant
With orange peel, you can also make an incredible ecological disinfectant.
In addition to cleaning and disinfecting, it leaves the house smelling soooooo good!
And therefore, it can also be used as an air freshener spray.
And it is also very efficient in cleaning stains on the floor, including rust.
And don’t you know about our pet’s dirt?
Cleaning with this disinfectant is perfect.
Orange peel has strong bactericidal and fungicidal activity.
And how is this disinfectant produced?
It’s very easy.
Look:
Fill a glass or plastic bottle with orange peel.
Add vinegar until it covers the entire peel.
Close and leave the bottle in a dark place for three weeks.
After this time, strain and transfer to another container.
Then just use your disinfectant.
And everyone will like it.
Mainly the environment!
Orange peel has many other uses.
Discover four more:
1. Orange peel tincture for labyrinthitis
Wash some oranges well and remove all the peel.
You will need 100 grams of orange peel.
Chop the peel and leave to macerate for eight days in a closed glass container with 420mL of vodka or cachaça and 80mL of water.
After eight days, strain/filter the liquid and transfer it to a glass bottle.
Consume 25 drops three times a day.
In addition to labyrinthitis, it is excellent for digestive problems.
2. Body peeling
If you want your skin to be soft and firm, all you need to do is put orange peel in a gauze and use it as a sponge during your bath.
This is the simplest body peel there is.
3. Insecticide
Place orange peel in places where you have insects.
They don’t like the smell of orange peel.
4. Eliminates foot odor
Put orange peel inside the shoe.
The bark will completely absorb the bad smell.
Note: You can use the peel of any variety of orange in all of these recipes, including bergamot and tangerine.