Do you know the seven functions and effects of ginger?

When it comes to ginger, people generally think of its function of removing fishy smell. When cooking meat, ginger is indispensable. If ginger is missing, the meat will taste fishy and smelly. Of course, this is only the most common use of ginger. It also has many uses. As for the specific effects and functions of ginger, the following experts will introduce to us. Let’s take a look.

Ginger can not only be used to stimulate appetite and strengthen the spleen, but also help resist bacteria and refresh the mind. It has many functions. So, what are the specific effects and functions of ginger? Now, experts will give you a detailed introduction to the benefits and functions of ginger . Let’s learn about it together.

1. Ginger is a traditional Chinese medicine for treating nausea and vomiting, and is known as the "holy medicine for vomiting." If you have nausea, vomiting and other discomforts caused by gastrointestinal discomfort, bad breath, etc., you can put a piece of ginger in your mouth in the morning to solve the problem. People in China eat ginger to prevent motion sickness or seasickness, or apply ginger to the Neiguan acupoint, which has obvious effects.

2. It can stimulate the appetite and strengthen the spleen. In the hot summer, or due to certain diseases, the secretion of saliva and gastric juice in the human body will decrease, thus affecting the appetite. If you eat a few slices of ginger before meals, it can stimulate the secretion of saliva, gastric juice and digestive juice, increase gastrointestinal motility and increase appetite. This is the reason why people often say "eat radishes in winter and ginger in summer" and "if the rice is not tasty, eat ginger".

3. Cooling down and refreshing. It can stimulate, sweat, cool down and refresh the mind in hot weather. For patients with general summer heat symptoms such as dizziness, palpitations, chest tightness and nausea, drinking some ginger soup can be very beneficial. Ren Dan, a traditional Chinese medicine for heatstroke prevention, contains ginger, which has the functions of strengthening the stomach, refreshing the mind and invigorating the brain.

4. In addition to its cooling and refreshing effects, ginger also has the effect of dispelling cold evil . Colds, headaches, abdominal pains, etc. caused by catching a cold, etc., drinking some ginger soup can increase blood circulation, make the whole body warm, and help expel the wind and cold in the body.

5. Ginger can play an antibacterial role . When eating contaminated food, acute gastroenteritis will occur, and eating a moderate amount of ginger can play a preventive and therapeutic role. Ginger extract has significant effects in 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. Feet are our second heart . All organs in the body can find corresponding acupoints on the feet. Proper foot soaking can not only improve peripheral circulation, but also add appropriate amount of ginger to the foot soaking water. Ginger is hot in nature and can quickly drive away the cold and prevent influenza.

7. Eating ginger regularly can prevent aging. Because the gingerol in ginger can produce an antioxidant enzyme after entering the body, it has a strong ability to deal with oxygen free radicals, which is much stronger than vitamin E.

Of course, in addition to these uses, ginger can also treat diarrhea, morning sickness, spitting up in children, dysmenorrhea, joint pain, etc. In addition to eating and soaking feet, it can also be applied externally to acupoints, such as the Shenque point and Neiguan point.

Since ginger is warm in nature, people with internal heat should use it with caution. Even normal people should eat it appropriately to avoid excessive liver fire. If it is consumed long-term as a health-preserving method, it is recommended that you first understand your own physical constitution, and secondly, appropriately combine it with other foods that nourish yin and reduce fire, such as honey, chrysanthemum, hawthorn, etc.

Some people ask whether it is necessary to peel ginger before eating it? In fact, the nature, taste and efficacy of ginger flesh and ginger skin are different. “Ginger is warm in nature. If you want it to be hot, peel it. If you want it to be cool, keep the skin.” From this sentence, we can see that ginger skin is spicy and cool in nature. In order to maintain the cool and hot balance of ginger’s pharmacological effects, it is not necessary to remove the ginger skin when eating ginger. Of course, this is not absolute. When used as medicine, you should choose whether to keep the ginger peel according to the symptoms.

The above is the experts’ introduction to the efficacy and functions of ginger. We know that although ginger looks ordinary, it has many functions. It should be noted that rotten ginger cannot be eaten because such ginger is poisonous. Eating it will produce toxins in the body and may even cause liver cancer or esophageal cancer, with serious consequences.