Introduction: In the summer, how can you eliminate germs from your body? You can eat more "antibacterial vegetables," such as garlic sprouts, onions, purslane, etc., which can help us better prevent diseases.
High summer temperatures provide an environment where many germs and viruses can more easily breed and spread, leading to human diseases, especially various respiratory and digestive tract diseases like intestinal inflammation. To eliminate germs from your body, you might want to eat more "antibacterial vegetables." These can kill harmful germs inside your body, help you better prevent diseases, and keep your body healthier this summer.
Ginger
The saying goes, "Eat radishes in winter and ginger in summer, and you won't need a doctor to write prescriptions." Why is eating ginger so good in the summer? Ginger has detoxifying and antibacterial properties. The gingerol in ginger enters the body and can produce an antioxidant enzyme that is very effective at combating oxygen free radicals. Ginger extract has a significant effect in inhibiting skin fungi and killing Trichomonas vaginalis, and can be used to treat various carbuncles, sores, and abscesses. Additionally, ginger can accelerate blood circulation in the digestive tract, stimulate gastric juice secretion, and aid digestion.
Shredded Ginger with Meat
Chives
The unique pungent aroma of chives comes from the sulfur compounds they contain. These compounds have certain antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, helping the body enhance its own immunity.
Onion
Eating onions always gives you a spicy feeling. This substance has a bactericidal effect. When the bactericide is excreted through the respiratory tract, urinary tract, and sweat glands, it can stimulate the walls of these passages to secrete, thus also having expectorant, diuretic, sweating, and antibacterial and preservative effects.
Onion with Squid Tentacles
Garlic Sprouts
Garlic sprouts contain allicin. The allicin in garlic sprouts has a strong "killing power" against pathogens and parasites. Its antibacterial ability can reach one-tenth that of penicillin, and it can also prevent the flu, prevent wound infections, treat infectious diseases, and expel parasites.
Antibacterial tests have shown that purslane inhibits *Shigella dysenteriae*, *Salmonella typhi*, and *Staphylococcus aureus*. It is a natural antibiotic. In folk medicine, purslane is mixed with minced meat to make fillings for wontons and dumplings, which can clear intestinal heat and stop diarrhea and dysentery. Furthermore, purslane is rich in potassium salts. Potassium ions can act directly on the walls of blood vessels, so purslane also has a good effect of lowering blood pressure.
Stir-fried Garlic Sprouts with Preserved Pork
Garlic meat
Ginger
Pumpkin