What are the benefits of ginger to the body?

　　Ginger is a very common seasoning ingredient in our lives, and it is also a medicinal material for health care. For example, turmeric fried rice can effectively promote appetite, honey ginger tea can reduce arteriosclerosis, and eating ginger can not only resist aging and remove age spots, but also Heatstroke prevention Cooling, sterilization and detoxification, etc. Ginger is an indispensable part of summer health care. Now let you know the seven major effects of eating ginger.

　　Ginger has both nutritional value and medical effects, making it a multifunctional food therapy product. Its uses are so great that it can be used as both medicine and food. There is a popular saying, “If the rice is not fragrant, eat ginger. ”, "Go to bed with carrots, get out of bed with ginger." ”, “Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer. ”, "Holy Medicine of the Vomiting Family", "Three slices of ginger in the morning are better than drinking ginseng soup. ”“"Three slices of ginger a day, no need for a doctor to prescribe", etc. These are all vivid and insightful summaries of the functions of ginger.

　　Modern scientific research shows that ginger has a complex chemical composition, such as gingerol, zingiberene, phellandrene, zingiberone, citral, aromatic oils, capsaicin, diphenylheptane and other substances, which makes its biological activity diverse.

　　1. Antioxidant, inhibit tumor

　　The structures of gingerol and diphenylheptane compounds contained in ginger have strong antioxidant and free radical scavenging effects; inhibit tumor effects; eating ginger can resist aging. elderly Eating ginger regularly can remove "age spots".

　　2. Appetite, strengthen the spleen, and promote appetite

　　In hot summer, the secretion of saliva and gastric juice in the human body will decrease, which affects appetite. If you eat a few pieces 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 radish in winter and ginger in summer" and "eat ginger if the rice is not fragrant".

　　Summer appetizer-turmeric fried rice

　　Isn’t your appetite inversely proportional to the higher the temperature? So, come and try the mouth-watering turmeric fried rice. Who says you have no appetite in the summer? This simple and delicious fried rice will make you eat it one bite after another.

　　Ingredients: Two bowls of white rice, green beans, diced carrots, diced mushrooms, diced fungus, 2 tablespoons each of diced green pepper and diced red pepper, half a tablespoon of minced ginger, 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon of light soy sauce, and a little salt.

　　Method: Heat an appropriate amount of oil in a pan, stir-fry all the vegetables, add soy sauce and a little salt; add white rice, stir-fry over medium heat until the rice grains are distinct, add turmeric powder and stir-fry until evenly distributed, then turn off the heat and taste.

　　Tips: Turmeric powder can be purchased in supermarkets. If it is not available at the moment, you can also use curry powder instead.

　　3. Heatstroke prevention, cooling and refreshing

　　It has excitement, perspiration, cooling and refreshing effects in hot weather. For patients who generally suffer from dizziness, palpitations, chest tightness and nausea due to summer heat, drinking some ginger soup is of great benefit.

　　Our country's traditional Chinese patent medicine for preventing heatstroke, Rendan, contains ginger, which has the functions of strengthening the stomach, refreshing the mind, and refreshing the brain.

　　4. Sterilization and detoxification

　　Scientific research has found that ginger can act as some antibiotics, especially against salmonella.

　　In the hot summer, food is easily contaminated by bacteria and grows and reproduces quickly, which can easily cause acute gastroenteritis. Eating an appropriate amount of ginger can play a preventive and therapeutic role.

　　Ginger extract has significant inhibitory effects skin The fungus and the effect of killing Trichomonas vaginalis can treat various carbuncles and sores.

　　In addition, you can gargle with ginger water for treatment Bad breath and periodontitis.

　　5. Prevent motion sickness and nausea and vomiting

　　It refers to "exercise maladaptive syndrome" caused by certain exercises.

　　Studies have shown that dry ginger powder is 90% effective in treating symptoms such as headache, dizziness, nausea, and vomiting caused by motion sickness, and the effect can last for more than 4 hours.

　　Folks use ginger to prevent motion sickness and seasickness, or apply it to Neiguan acupoint, which has obvious effects, so it is known as the "sacred medicine for nausea".

　　6. Promote blood flow and dispel cold evil

　　due to catching a cold cold , drinking some ginger soup can increase blood circulation, heat the whole body, and help expel wind and cold from the body.

　　7. Reduce the occurrence of arteriosclerosis

　　Studies have shown that ginger extract can hinder platelet aggregation, reduce serum cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein, and reduce the occurrence of arteriosclerosis.

　　Honey Ginger Tea

　　The main ingredients of honey ginger tea are honey, ginger and black tea. In addition to the effects of ginger, honey is good for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases disease、Hyperlipidemia For elderly people with high blood pressure, it can quickly improve the body's disease resistance, strengthen cardiovascular and cerebrovascular functions, promote liver detoxification, prevent arteriosclerosis, and promote sleep.

　　Method: When making honey ginger tea, first cut four or five slices of ginger and boil them in a teapot filled with water. After boiling, add black tea. When it is warm enough to drink, pour out the black tea and add an appropriate amount of honey. Then you can taste honey ginger tea.

　　Note: Yes diarrhea Patients and diabetics should not drink honey and ginger tea, otherwise it will aggravate their diarrhea and increase blood sugar. Moreover, honey ginger tea is suitable for people with cold physiques. People with hot physiques should drink less, otherwise they will easily get angry, dry stools, and increase internal heat.

　　Five things to note when eating ginger:

　　1. Eat ginger in moderation. Eating too much can cause dry mouth and sore throat, constipate Wait for symptoms of fire.

　　2. Ginger with skin can better exert its effect.

　　3. Don’t eat rotten ginger. Because mildew can produce carcinogens, which are harmful healthy。

　　4. Ginger can be eaten in various ways, such as soup, porridge, stir-fry, stew, fish, meat filling and seasoning. It is not only delicious but also beneficial to health.

　　5. For medicinal purposes, ginger is the best. It is a stomachic agent and has the functions of relieving the external symptoms, dispelling cold, warming the body, stimulating, diaphoretic, antivomiting, and detoxifying.