Huaju Hong (a specialty of Huazhou, Guangdong)

Introduction to Huaju Red

Huazhou Juhong, also known as Huaju Red, is a specialty of Huazhou City in Maoming, Guangdong Province, known as Southern Ginseng. During the Ming and Qing dynasties in China, it was listed as a tribute to the imperial palace and only enjoyed by high-ranking officials. The immature or nearly mature dry outer skin of the Rutaceae plant Huazhou pomelo or pomelo, commonly known as "Mao Ju Hong" for the former and "Guang Qi Zhai" and "Guang Wu Zhai" for the latter. Huajuhong is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine produced in Huazhou City, Maoming, Guangdong Province. It likes damp and hot. Its fruit can soak in water to stop coughing and expectorant. It is contained in a variety of traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations for relieving cough and resolving phlegm; It is often exported abroad. Due to its natural soil minerals, climate, and other conditions, Huazhou's native orange red is the finest among orange red. In the past, it was used as a tribute to the imperial palace, but now it is used by the public. In December 2006, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine approved the implementation of geographical indication product protection for Citrus grandiflorum

The fruit pulp contains a high amount of vitamin C. It has the effects of digestion and detoxification

Orange red has the functions of regulating qi and resolving phlegm, strengthening the stomach and reducing food intake. It is used for the symptoms of abdominal distension, pain, nausea, vomiting, and lack of appetite caused by spleen and stomach qi stagnation. Due to its warm and dry nature, it is more effective for those with cold dampness and obstruction of qi. It is often used in combination with Atractylodes macrocephala and Magnolia officinalis, such as Pingwei San; For those with a tendency towards deficiency of qi and coldness, it is often used in combination with Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, and roasted licorice, such as Liu Jun Zi Tang; Used for cough and wheezing, excessive and sparse phlegm, chest tightness and discomfort caused by phlegm dampness obstruction, often combined with Pinellia ternata and Poria cocos, such as Er Chen Tang. Adding this product to tonics can invigorate the spleen and aid in movement, providing nourishment without stagnation and nourishing without greasiness, thus better utilizing the functions of tonics

What are the characteristics of orange red products

The outer skin is light red, the inner belly skin is white, and there is also pig mane skin around the body, all of which are made of pomelo skin and can also reduce phlegm. Another type that is highly valued by the world, each with five pieces like claws, using Huazhou seal in the middle, named Five Claw Orange Red, also made of pomelo peel, is better than palm pieces The current commercialized orange red is genuine as Mao Juhong (originally from Huazhou pomelo), and Guang Juhong (originally from pomelo) is also used as a medicinal ingredient. Li Shizhen said, "The orange peel has fine and thin lines, red and thin in color, and many veins inside. Its taste is bitter and spicy... The pomelo peel is the thickest and weakest, with thicker lines, yellow in color, and many membranes without veins inside. Its taste is sweet and less spicy, but it is not inferior to this." It can be seen that ancient Chinese herbal medicine pointed out that there are many different varieties of oranges

Luo Xianweng plants orange red

One day, a person walked upstream from the west bank of the Luo River. He was seen walking lightly, panting every step, and covered in illness. This person walked up to Shilongtou at Luojiangkou and arrived at the bottom of an old tree lined with green leaves. The coughing and panting all the way seemed to have exhausted him, and he could no longer walk. At this moment, he felt a burning sensation in his throat, a tightness in his chest, and a strong desire to drink water. Coincidentally, there was some water accumulation in the small stone pit next to him. He bent down and drank from the water in the pit. A few sips of water fell into his stomach and he felt comfortable all over. He then fell asleep. I don't know how many hours passed, but when he woke up, he felt his throat clear and his lungs refreshed, his cough gradually subsided, and his spirits improved a lot. At this moment, he remembered the water he had just drunk. He lowered his head and saw that the stone pit was at the root of the tree. The water in the pit was green and yellow, and many flowers were floating on the surface of the water. Many flowers had already sunk to the bottom of the pit; Looking up again, this old tree is in full bloom with flowers, fragrant and enchanting. He understood: this is the orange red old tree, and it was its flowers that cured his illness! He thought to himself, "Nowadays, many people are suffering from cough. Why not plant orange red widely to treat people all over the world With a definite idea, he immediately set up a grass hut next to the old tree and settled down. Every day, he prunes the branches of the old tree and transplants them to the nearby mountains. He works from sunrise to sunset, continuously grafting. After three to nine years of hard work, orange trees under Baoling provide shade, orange flowers fragrance, and red fruits hang on the branches. He used orange red flowers and orange red fruits to cure countless cough patients

In order to commemorate the efforts of Luo Xianweng in protecting and planting oranges, the people of the state built the magnificent "Luo Xianmen" and "Huayan Temple" on the east gate of the city. The couplet of An Men reads:

Memories of a Thousand Branches of Orange Tree in the Past

Immortal Traces Stay Here in Mao'an

The Ancestor of Orange Red, Luo Xianweng

Praising Saving the World and Helping the People

Luo Xianweng for Stopping Cough and Resolving Phlegm

When Medicine Cures Illness, Divine Skills are Seen

How to Distinguish between True and False Orange Red Transformation

Identification of orange peel

Orange peel and tangerine peel

The efficacy of orange peel and tangerine peel is similar, so there are medicinal books that record that tangerine peel is produced in Huazhou, Guangdong, and the one that removes white is called orange red. In fact, Huazhou orange red has a similar odor and color to tangerine peel, so some people call it Huazhou tangerine peel. When it comes to dried tangerine peel, the authentic medicinal herb produced in Xinhui, Guangdong is called Guangchenpi. Xinhui Chenpi is the skin of mature fruit of Camellia sinensis, which has a slightly milder spicy aroma and better quality when aged, hence the name Chenpi. It is said that Xinhui dried tangerine peel has passed through the Five Mountains and endured the cold and dry climate of frost, snow, and frost, and its fragrance has become even more intense. The aged dried tangerine peel is very precious. It is said that before the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chen Liji Pharmacy in Guangzhou sold dried tangerine peel stored for decades, which was called "Fenjin Fen" to show its value

Due to the high value of tangerine peel, people in Xinhui have always cherished the peel. Fruit stalls selling tangerine peel always sell meat for the peel. If customers want to buy the peel together, the price will be much higher. Because tangerine peel is valuable, the people of Xinhui pay special attention to peeling the peel. They flip the tangerine fruit upside down, with the side with a stem facing downwards. They cut the peel along the meridian and then make two more cuts to divide it into three equal parts. The three cuts should not reach the stem, and the peel should be split into three pieces. Gently peel it off and wait for the peel to dry slightly before flipping it upside down. The red one inside and the white one outside should be sun dried until dry. The high-quality dried tangerine peel is dried in the sun and then slightly dried, and then it becomes Microsoft (commonly known as "returning sugar")

Guangchenpi products are best characterized by large pieces, thick skin, red color, clear oil spots under light, flexible texture, and a fragrant aroma. Among ordinary tangerine peel, Sichuan tangerine peel, Taiwan tangerine peel, Jian tangerine peel and other qualities are all acceptable, and those with large and wide slices, red color, and fragrant aroma are also preferred. It is generally believed that orange peel should not be used as medicine for tangerine peel. Orange peel is thicker and less wrinkled, with a pungent and bitter taste that is easy to distinguish