淅川县地处暖温带与亚热带结合部，境内岗峦起伏，河流纵横，气候温和，雨量充沛，夏不酷热，冬不严寒，非常适合柑桔生产。淅川柑桔果型扁圆，色泽艳红，个大多汁，酸甜适度，无核，商品等级高，是一种有发展前途的产品。果胶，有助于减少血液中的胆固醇，果实中含有一种生物碱，属于麻黄碱类，它在生理上的作用类似肾上腺素，桔子皮是常用中药，中医多用它做芳香健胃药，功能镇咳、祛痰、镇呕吐、止呃以及利尿。新鲜的桔皮可泡茶，干陈皮可泡酒，有助消化、暖胃、开胃等功效。


 

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.