Ginger is one of the favorite condiments of Chinese people and a very common Chinese medicinal material. Ginger: pungent in taste and warm in nature, it has the functions of improving flavor, warming, relieving fishy smell, and detoxifying. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says that when used raw, it can be used to disperse, and when used cooked, ginger can be used to disperse internal and external cold evils and generate yang energy. It can treat many diseases and is also suitable for thin people with weak spleen and stomach to gain weight. .
Ginger is warm in nature and spicy in taste. It contains oily volatiles such as gingerol, gingerol, vitamins, gingerol, resin, starch, fiber and a small amount of minerals, which can enhance blood circulation and stimulate gastric juice. Secretes, stimulates the intestines, promotes digestion, strengthens the stomach and increases appetite.
Ginger contains a compound similar to salicylic acid, which is equivalent to a blood thinner and anticoagulant. It has special effects on lowering blood lipids, lowering blood pressure, and preventing myocardial infarction. Therefore ginger can prevent aging.
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1. It is not advisable to eat too much ginger at one time to avoid absorbing a large amount of gingerol, which will stimulate the kidneys during the excretion process , and produce symptoms of internal heat such as dry mouth, sore throat, constipation.
2. Do not eat rotten ginger, because rotten ginger will produce a highly toxic substance called safrole. Even if a person eats very little, it will quickly enter the liver and cause liver cell poisoning. Degeneration and necrosis will not only cause certain damage to liver function, but also induce liver cancer, esophageal cancer, etc. Therefore, it is wrong to say that rotten ginger does not taste rotten.
3. The weather is hot in summer, and people are prone to dry mouth, polydipsia, sore throat, and excessive sweating. Ginger is warm in nature and pungent in taste. It is a hot food. According to the principle of hot food, it is not suitable to eat too much. When cooking Or just put a few slices when making soup.
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