The health benefits of ginger Modern scientific research has shown that ginger contains the enzyme peroxide dismutase, which is an anti-aging substance. Recently, some nutritionists have found that ginger contains a special substance whose chemical structure is similar to that of aspirin acetylsalicylic acid. This substance can prevent platelet aggregation, preventing the formation of blood clots is very ideal. In addition, ginger can also regulate the level of prostaglandins, which also have the effect of reducing platelet aggregation. Japanese scholars believe that ginger has a strong choleretic effect, and ginger can inhibit the growth of cancer cells to a certain extent. German scholars have reported that the pungent component of ginger has a stronger antioxidant effect than the currently used antioxidant, vitamin E. The antioxidant effect of ginger has been shown to be more potent than that of vitamin E.

In the hot summer, many families and offices are open air-conditioning, people enjoy the cool breeze at the same time, but also prone to "air-conditioning disease", often manifested as abdominal pain, diarrhea, cold and flu, waist, shoulder pain and other symptoms. Chinese medicine believes that ginger has sweating, warm stomach to stop vomiting, detoxification of three major effects. In the air-conditioned environment, people often drink some ginger soup, can effectively prevent and control "air-conditioning disease".

Abdominal pain, diarrhea: navel is the body's weakest resistance to the outside world parts. Summer, the body's gastric acid and digestive juices to reduce the secretion of resistance to bacteria weakened the ability to air-conditioned places are susceptible to cold, hot stimulation caused by gastrointestinal disorders, resulting in the invasion of pathogenic bacteria, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal system diseases. Appropriate to eat some ginger or drink some ginger soup, can play a preventive role. Scientists have found that ginger can play the role of certain antimicrobial agents, especially effective in combating salmonella.

Cold and flu: often in the air-conditioned environment, due to the indoor and outdoor temperature difference is too large, it is easy to external wind cold. If you can eat a few slices of ginger or drink a bowl of brown sugar ginger soup in time, it will help to drive away the cold and relieve the surface, or use ginger soup (add some salt, vinegar) to soak your feet can also receive good results.

Waist, shoulder pain: summer heat, stay in the air-conditioned room for a long time, shoulders and waist and back easy to suffer from wind and cold and other diseases, especially the elderly easily triggered frozen shoulder. Encountered this situation, you can burn some hot ginger soup, first in the hot ginger soup with a little salt and vinegar, and then wring out a towel soaked in water, applied to the affected area, repeated several times. This method can make the muscles from tension to relaxation, soothing and revitalizing, can greatly relieve the pain.