Eating ginger, crucian carp, mutton, cinnamon and other foods in winter can warm the body and dispel cold.

1. Ginger

Ginger is pungent in taste and warm in nature. It has the effects of warming the body, relieving the symptoms and dispelling cold. It is recommended that patients wash and peel ginger before using it, because although ginger is hot in nature, ginger peel is cooling in nature. If you take ginger peel together, it will reduce the effect of ginger in warming the body and repelling cold.

2. Crucian carp

Crucian carp, also known as squid, is flat and slightly warm in nature. It has the effects of strengthening the spleen and diluting dampness, activating blood circulation and unblocking collaterals, and warming the middle and lowering qi. It is recommended that patients make crucian carp soup, which can not only dispel cold and eliminate stagnation, but also achieve a warming effect. In addition, crucian carp cannot be eaten together with winter melon, because the nutrients of the two are incompatible, and eating them together may cause dehydration of the body.

3. Mutton

Mutton has the effect of warming and replenishing qi and blood. Eating mutton can make the qi and blood strong in the body, warming the body and dispelling cold. In addition, mutton and vinegar cannot be eaten together, because mutton is very hot in nature, but vinegar is sweet and warm in nature, similar to alcohol. If the two are eaten together, it is easy to cause fire and blood, which is not good for health.

4. Cinnamon

Cinnamon is pungent, sweet, and hot in nature. It can enter the four meridians of the heart, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. It has the functions of dispelling cold and relieving pain, nourishing blood, warming the body, and calming the mind. Soothing effect. In addition, cinnamon is a thermal traditional Chinese medicine. If the patient has thermal symptoms such as thirst, sore throat, and nose bleeding, it should not be taken, otherwise it may aggravate the condition and be detrimental to recovery.