Eating radish in winter and ginger in summer, no need for a doctor to write prescriptions". Since ancient times, TCM practitioners and folks alike have the saying "ginger cures a hundred ailments". It seems ginger plays a significant role in our lives! As the hot summer approaches, the editor has compiled a series of benefits of eating ginger in summer: Benefit one of eating ginger in summer: Sterilization and anti-inflammation
In summer, bacteria grow and reproduce exceptionally actively, easily contaminating food and causing acute gastroenteritis. However, eating some ginger appropriately or brewing dried ginger in boiling tea water can have a preventive and therapeutic effect. Scientists have discovered through research that ginger can act like certain antibiotics, with a particularly significant effect on Salmonella. Ginger also has the effect of killing oral and intestinal pathogenic bacteria. Gargling with ginger water to treat bad breath and periodontitis has a remarkable effect. Benefit two of eating ginger in summer: Dispelling cold and relieving summer heat
In summer, people tend to crave coolness and enjoy using electric fans and air conditioners directly, which can easily lead to catching a cold and cause a cold. At this time, drinking some ginger sugar water in time will help expel the cold from the body. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that ginger can "enlighten the spirit", that is, to refresh the mind. When someone faints from heatstroke, administering a cup of ginger juice can quickly revive the patient. For general summer heat, manifested as dizziness, palpitations, and chest tightness with nausea, drinking some ginger soup is very beneficial. Ways to eat ginger
There are many ways to eat ginger. For example, drinking ginger soup, eating ginger porridge, adding some shredded ginger when heating oil for cooking, adding ginger slices when stewing meat or frying fish, and adding minced ginger when making dumplings or wonton fillings. These methods not only make the taste more delicious but also help to refresh the stomach, whet the appetite, promote digestion, and aid the gastrointestinal tract in absorbing nutrients.
However, since ginger has pharmacological effects, one should pay attention to its usage and contraindications. The following points should be noted: 1. Do not peel the skin:
Some people like to peel ginger when eating it, but doing so prevents ginger from exerting its full effects. Generally, fresh ginger can be washed and then sliced or shredded. 2. Patients with certain diseases should not consume ginger:
Those with yin deficiency and excessive internal heat, or suffering from carbuncles, sores, pneumonia, lung abscess, tuberculosis, stomach ulcers, cholecystitis, pyelonephritis, diabetes, or hemorrhoids should not consume ginger long-term. 3. Be cautious when consuming ginger and brown sugar water:
From a therapeutic perspective, ginger and brown sugar water is only suitable for patients with a cold due to wind-cold or those who have a cold stomach and fever after getting caught in the rain. It should not be used for summer heat colds or wind-heat colds, nor for treating heatstroke. Fresh ginger juice can be used to treat vomiting caused by cold exposure, but it is not suitable for other types of vomiting. 4. Do not eat rotten ginger:
Rotten ginger produces a highly toxic substance that can cause degeneration and necrosis of liver cells, thereby inducing liver cancer, esophageal cancer, etc. The saying "rotten ginger doesn't lose its flavor" is incorrect. 5. Eating ginger is not always better:
During the hot summer weather, people are prone to a dry mouth, irritability, thirst, sore throat, and excessive sweating. Ginger is pungent and warm in nature, belonging to the category of "heaty" foods. According to the principle of "treating heat with cold", it should not be eaten in excess. A few slices of ginger in cooking or soup are sufficient.