Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the health of the human body is based on the balance of yin and yang. Any excess or deficiency in the body will make people sick, because in winter, the qi and blood of the human body tend to be inward, and the interior is generally warmer. , so eating some radish in winter is good for ventilation, which is beneficial to the circulation of qi and blood, plays a role in internal and external balance, and can prevent diseases caused by stagnation of heat inside. In summer, the qi and blood of the human body tend to go outside, and the inside is generally cold, so eating more ginger in summer can help. It warms the stomach and raises yang, which is also beneficial to blood circulation in the body, balances yin and yang of qi, blood and yang inside and outside the human body, and plays a role in health care and preventing diseases.
Benefits of eating ginger: It can effectively help the body warm the spleen and stomach, dissipate cholesterol, and has a good health care effect in preventing diseases. The volatile oil contained in ginger can effectively enhance the secretion of gastric juice and gastrointestinal motility, thereby aiding digestion. A mixture of zingiberone and other compounds can be isolated from ginger, which can effectively treat vomiting.
The time to eat ginger is specific within a day, and there are inappropriate times within a year.
"Within a day, don't eat ginger at night"
Ginger, when you wake up in the morning, it is divergent and hair-producing, so if you eat it in the morning, you will have a busy day at night. It has converged and the yang energy has been lost. The yang energy should be preserved and eat less ginger. Therefore, there is a saying: "Eating ginger in the morning is better than ginseng soup; eating ginger at night is better than arsenic." Within a day, eating ginger in the morning is the best.
"Within one year, don’t eat ginger in autumn"
Within one year, summer is the best season to eat ginger. There is a season in spring, summer, autumn and winter that is most unsuitable for eating ginger. If you don’t eat ginger in autumn, your yang energy will shrink in autumn. In the cool autumn, everything is withered and unfit for eating.
Although it is not suitable to eat ginger in autumn and it is not suitable to eat ginger at night, we still need to be flexible when encountering special circumstances. For example, if you go out for a walk at night and catch a cold and come back, then you can eat some ginger, boil some ginger syrup, and drink it and you will be fine. Also, when you have nausea and vomiting, you can also eat some ginger and you will be fine.
The ginger skin should be removed under the following circumstances:
1. Those with spleen and stomach deficiency, or those who are eating cold foods such as bitter melon, celery, crab, etc., should remove the ginger skin
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2. When you have a cold, drink ginger brown sugar water. It is best to peel the ginger at this time
3. When using ginger to treat vomiting, stomachache and other discomforts caused by deficiency of the spleen and stomach, ginger peel It should be removed
4. When treating edema, do not peel it because ginger peel has a diuretic effect.
In addition, when cooking, you can add an appropriate amount of shredded ginger;
When you get up in the morning, you can drink a glass of water first, then cut the ginger into thin slices, and take four to five times
Blanch the tablets with boiling water, put them in your mouth, hold them for 10 to 30 minutes, then chew and swallow them. At the same time, it also has the effect of growing and blackening hair.
It is also a beneficial health product for the cardiovascular system. However, for people with weak constitution and weak spleen and stomach, ginger can be eaten no matter in winter or summer, which is good for the body. For such people, eating radish is not good for their health. Whatever is suitable for them is the best maintenance. For those with strong physiques or those who are hot inside, eating ginger will be harmful to the body no matter when. For such people, it is best to eat radish. Therefore, eating radish in winter and eating ginger in summer is suitable for normal people and seasons, regardless of eating radish. Ginger is still used for the purpose of balancing the yin and yang of the human body. It also needs to be eaten in a way that suits the individual and the season.
In addition, a few slices of ginger a day is enough. Don’t eat too much. Eating too much will increase stomach heat. Eating a little bit will promote digestion and increase yang. Eating too much will do the opposite. Don't overdo anything.