Normally, when eating grapefruit, we have the habit of leaving seeds. However, this is a bad habit because grapefruit contains pectin - which is essential for reducing cholesterol and lipid absorption, stop bleeding, prevent constipation, prevent hyperglycemia in people with diabetes. , excellent cardiovascular treatment.

According to research, pectin is a water-soluble fiber. Therefore, you can extract pectin from grapefruit easily.

How to extract pectin from grapefruit seeds:

Step 1: Choose grapefruit seeds that are not flat and take about 20 fresh seeds, the remaining seeds are dried and then put in the bag and stored in dry for later use.

Step 2: Put 20 grapefruit seeds into a cup of boiling water 70 to 80 degrees C (water just filled up the seeds).

Step 3: Use a sieve or chopsticks in boiling water for 5 to 6 minutes, filtering out the mucus into a separate glass.

Step 4: Continue to beat and filter 3 to 4 times until you touch the grapefruit seeds to see all mucus stop (depending on the type of grapefruit that the number of beating will be different).

Step 5: Take a cup of mucus (pectin) to be used directly for 3 hours after processing.

Note:

+ Pectin can be stored in the refrigerator for 2 days and then there will be freezing like white agar.

+ If the pectin content is about 4-20% in the fresh pomelo nut shell, the dried kernel is still in the moisture content of 3-16% of the pectin substance (pectin is only soluble in water).

Some remedies from grapefruit seed:

Cure for Type 2 Diabetes

According to studies, pectin can cure diseases such as type 2 diabetes. The patient takes 50ml of pectin before meals 10 minutes, 3 times a day. It should be used continuously until blood glucose returns to normal.

Use grapefruit to reduce fat

50ml pectin after 60 minutes, twice daily. Stop drinking as soon as the blood or cardiovascular tests return to normal and the constipation is gone.

Cure heart disease, constipation, stop bleeding

Pectin can also cure dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease, constipation. Drink 50ml after meal 60 minutes, twice a day. Until the blood fat test returns to normal only.

For people who have nosebleeds, bleeding, menstrual bleeding, give 20 ml x 3 times in the first 60 minutes, combined with pectin in the nose if nosebleed or inserted into the root. if bleeding root.

Cure peptic ulcers in the stomach

Grapefruit seeds to 100g hard shell, washed into the glass cup, poured 200ml boiling water, cover, heat for 2-3 hours.
 Grapefruit seeds will produce pectin mucilagin, which makes the cup thicker, like porridge, dropping seed after drinking water for 2 hours. Drink every day when the pain is gone.

AIDS digestion

Drinking 20 to 30 ml of pectin per day helps you maintain a healthy digestive system.

Shocked

To treat diarrhea in children, remove grapefruit peeled hard to burn coal, crush and sprinkle on the injured area, 1-2 times a day, continuously for 6 days.

Diphtheria

Every day, take three seeds of dried grapefruit, boil drinking water to treat diphtheria.

HA PHUONG (GENERAL)