Ornamental value

Citrus is a small evergreen tree, which is evergreen in all seasons and has a beautiful posture. It integrates flower viewing, fruit viewing, leaf viewing and fragrance smelling, and is suitable for potted plants. This is a good garden ornamental plant. It can not only beautify the environment, but also purify the air.

nutritive value

Citrus is rich in potassium, vitamin B, vitamin C, antioxidant, anticancer and antiallergic components, as well as flavonoids, polyphenols, carotenoids and other compounds. It has high nutritional value and dietotherapy and health care function. Edible citrus has rich functions, such as beautifying, relieving fatigue, promoting defecation and lowering cholesterol.

Medicinal value

Citrus is sweet and sour, cool, and enters the lungs. Has the effects of regulating qi, relieving cough, invigorating stomach, eliminating phlegm, relieving swelling and pain, soothing liver and regulating qi. Clinically, it is often used to treat scurvy, night blindness, keratosis, vomiting, stomach cold, chest tightness and hypochondriac pain, intercostal neuralgia, hernia, galactorrhea, testicular swelling and pain, etc.

economic value

The flowers, leaves and skins of citrus are all high-quality raw materials for extracting essence, which are widely used in daily chemical and food industries. They are used to make perfumes, high-end cosmetics and so on. It is also a flavoring agent for high-grade drinks and snacks. In addition, orange peel is rich in pectin, which can be used not only in food industry, but also in pharmaceutical and textile industries. Citrus peel can also be processed into health beverage products and so on.