Ginger can not only be used to invigorate and strengthen the spleen, but also antibacterial. There are many effects, so what are the specific effects of ginger?
1. Ginger is a traditional Chinese medicine for treating nausea and vomiting, and is known as the "holy medicine for vomiting". Nausea caused by gastrointestinal discomfort, bad breath, etc., and when you want to vomit, you can take 1 piece of ginger in the morning to solve it. Folks use ginger to prevent motion sickness and seasickness, or paste Neiguan acupoint, which has obvious effects.
2. Appetizers, invigorating the spleen and promoting appetite. In hot summer, due to certain diseases, the secretion of saliva and gastric juice will decrease, which will affect appetite. If you eat a few slices of ginger before meals, it can stimulate the secretion of saliva, gastric juice and digestive juice, and increase gastrointestinal motility. Increase appetite. Eating a few slices of ginger before meals can stimulate saliva. This is the reason why people often say "eat radish in winter and ginger in summer" and "eat ginger if the meal is not fragrant".
3. Cooling and refreshing, it has the effect of excitement, sweating, cooling and refreshing in hot weather. For patients with dizziness, heart palpitations, chest tightness and nausea in general due to summer heat, it is of great benefit to drink some ginger soup appropriately. Chinese traditional heatstroke prevention Chinese patent medicine (Rendan) just contains ginger composition, and its effect is exactly invigorating the stomach, refreshes oneself, refreshes the brain.
4. In addition to cooling and refreshing, ginger also has the effect of dispelling cold evils. Drinking ginger water for colds, headaches, abdominal pain, etc. can increase blood circulation, and the body will heat up, which will help expel the body.
5. Ginger can play an antibacterial role. When eating contaminated food, it can cause acute gastroenteritis, and eating ginger in moderation can prevent and treat it. Ginger extract has the effect of significantly inhibiting skin fungi and killing trichomonas, and can treat various carbuncles and sores. In addition, ginger water can be used to gargle to treat bad breath and periodontitis.
6. The feet are our second heart. All the organs of the body can find corresponding acupuncture points on the feet. Proper foot soaking can not only improve peripheral circulation, but if you add an appropriate amount of ginger to the foot bath water, ginger is hot, and it can Quickly dispels cold and prevents flu.
7. Eating ginger often can resist aging. Because gingerol in ginger can produce an antioxidant enzyme after entering the body, it has a strong ability to deal with oxygen free radicals, much stronger than vitamin E. Of course, in addition to these uses, ginger can also treat diarrhea, morning sickness, vomiting in children, dysmenorrhea, joint pain and so on. In addition to eating and soaking feet, you can also apply externally to acupoints, such as Shenque acupoints and Neiguan acupoints.
Due to the warm nature of ginger, people with internal heat should use it with caution. Even normal people should eat it properly, so as not to cause excessive anger. If it is used as a health-preserving method for a long time, it is recommended to first recognize your own physique, and second, properly match it with other foods that nourish yin and reduce fire, such as honey, chrysanthemum, and hawthorn. Some people ask whether it is necessary to remove the skin when eating ginger. In fact, the nature, taste and efficacy of ginger meat and ginger skin are different. "Ginger is warm. If it is hot, peel it. If it is cool, leave the skin." From this sentence, we can see that the ginger skin is pungent and cool in nature. In order to maintain the balance of cold and heat in the pharmacological effects of ginger, it is not necessary to remove the ginger skin when eating ginger. . Of course, this is not absolute. As a medicine, it is necessary to choose whether to use ginger skin or not.
Other functions
Brown sugar, longan and ginger juice are cooked together, which has the effect of nourishing the middle and blood.
Cook sweet potatoes, brown sugar, and ginger juice together. It not only has health benefits, but also a unique snack.
If you have a cold, wind and cold, aversion to cold and fever, headache and stuffy nose, folks often use ginger syrup to treat it.
The specific method is: use a large piece of ginger sliced or shredded to decoct in water, add a little brown sugar (white sugar is also acceptable), and take it while it is hot. For patients with mild cold or strong constitution, the disease can often be cured by medicine.