淅川縣地處暖溫帶與亞熱帶結(jié)合部，境內(nèi)崗巒起伏，河流縱橫，氣候溫和，雨量充沛，夏不酷熱，冬不嚴(yán)寒，非常適合柑桔生產(chǎn)。淅川柑桔果型扁圓，色澤艷紅，個大多汁，酸甜適度，無核，商品等級高，是一種有發(fā)展前途的產(chǎn)品。果膠，有助于減少血液中的膽固醇，果實中含有一種生物堿，屬于麻黃堿類，它在生理上的作用類似腎上腺素，桔子皮是常用中藥，中醫(yī)多用它做芳香健胃藥，功能鎮(zhèn)咳、祛痰、鎮(zhèn)嘔吐、止呃以及利尿。新鮮的桔皮可泡茶，干陳皮可泡酒，有助消化、暖胃、開胃等功效。


 

Xichuan Tangerines

    Xichuan County has moderate climate, plentiful rain, proper temperature with not hot in summer and not cold in winter, which are appropriate for the cultivating of tangerines. Xichuan tangerines are big, succulent, sweet and sour, seedless and in oblate shapes and bright red color. This is a superior and promising breed. Tangerine peels are common Chinese medicinal materials which can be used to make aromatic stomachic. Among them, fresh ones can make tea, dried ones can make soaked-wines, which all have medical functions of helping digest, warming stomach, stimulating appetite and so on.