Ginger soup does have a certain effect on preventing colds. Ginger soup is a hot food and has the effect of sweating, but ginger soup is more effective in treating colds. In fact, the function of ginger soup is far more than preventing colds. "Eating radish in winter and ginger in summer doesn't require a doctor to prescribe." China has a long history of using ginger to prevent diseases. Let's see what other functions ginger soup has in daily life.

1, dispelling cold and warming stomach.

Ginger is warm, pungent and the main ingredient. It can speed up blood circulation, expand pores, facilitate perspiration, and has a good effect of dispelling cold and warming stomach. Moreover, ginger can also effectively prevent heatstroke and moisture. For white-collar workers who have been waiting for a long time in air-conditioned rooms, they must eat more ginger in summer, discharge more cold in the body, improve healthy qi and prevent heatstroke.

2. Relieve pain, diarrhea and vomiting.

Summer is coming, air conditioning, beer, crayfish, various environments and foods are particularly prone to stomach problems, and there are symptoms such as stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea in the market. Drinking ginger soup can effectively alleviate these symptoms.

3. Detoxification.

Ginger has obvious detoxification effect, which is effective not only for fish and crab poisoning, but also for Pinellia ternata, aconite, aconite and other traditional Chinese medicine poisoning. Therefore, ginger is also a widely used Chinese medicine in clinic.

4, appetizing to help digestion.

In summer, the weather is hot and the appetite decreases. Drinking ginger soup before meals can strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach and increase appetite. Some volatile oils and gingerols contained in ginger can promote the secretion of intestinal digestive juice, thus increasing your appetite.

Pay attention to eating ginger. Ginger soup is only for cold, not for summer cold. And patients with liver disease should try to eat less ginger. Gingerol in ginger can cause pathological changes and necrosis of liver cells and infection of hepatitis cells, so patients with liver disease generally do not recommend eating more ginger.