Vinegar is not only a good condiment in our lives, but also has many other functions. The main ones are:

1. Vinegar can eliminate fatigue. Drinking vinegar in moderation can be very good. It is particularly effective in eliminating fatigue, especially health vinegar.

2. Vinegar can mediate the acid-base balance of blood.

3. Vinegar can help digestion and absorption. It can help people absorb calcium effectively.

4. Vinegar can prevent aging.

5. Vinegar can enhance the bactericidal ability of the gastrointestinal tract.

6. Vinegar can enhance liver function.

7. Vinegar can dilate blood vessels and prevent the occurrence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

8. Vinegar can enhance kidney function.

9. Vinegar can help you lose weight and stay fit.

10. Vinegar can be used for beauty and skin care. (This is because the main component of vinegar is acetic acid, which has a strong bactericidal effect and can protect the skin and hair very well. Washing the skin with vinegar-added water can help the skin absorb some much-needed nutrients. It can soften the skin and enhance skin vitality)

11. Vinegar can prevent cancer. A joint research team of Kanazawa Medical University and Kyoto University in Japan recently confirmed through experiments on mice, using brown rice as raw material. Black vinegar has anti-cancer effects.

If vinegar can be used well, there will be some unexpected effects:

1. Vinegar can also treat insomnia - insomnia patients can pour a glass of cold water before going to bed. Add 1 spoonful of vinegar and you will fall asleep quickly after drinking it. Rubbing the soles of your feet with warm old vinegar before going to bed will also make it easier for you to fall asleep.

2. Vinegar can treat sprains - mix flour and cook it into a paste, add an appropriate amount of mature vinegar, apply it on paper or gauze, and stick it to the affected area. After it dries, gently uncover it and replace it with another piece. Applying it several times in this way can eliminate the burning sensation and pain in the sprained area. This method is effective for bone and joint dislocations, falls and other trauma.

3. Vinegar can treat rhinitis - put about 5 ml of mature vinegar into a 1000 ml washing machine to clean the nasal cavity, and wash it twice a day to treat rhinitis.

4. Vinegar can treat numb feet - heat 1 liter of old vinegar and pour it into a bucket, then soak both feet for 20 minutes each time. After soaking in this way for 4 to 5 times, the numbness symptoms can be relieved.

5. Vinegar can treat burns - based on the principle of acid-base neutralization, vinegar is made into a 5-degree solution to wash burns, especially for lime burns. Or applying gauze soaked in vinegar to the burned area can also be effective.

6. Vinegar can treat coughs - soak garlic in mature vinegar for 15 days, eat 1 to 2 cloves of garlic on an empty stomach every morning, and drink some vinegar juice for 10 to 15 days. It can relieve cough and asthma, detoxify and disperse stasis, lower blood pressure and lipids, and prevent the occurrence of infectious diseases and tumors in the elderly.

7. Vinegar can treat high blood pressure - soak 500 grams of coated peanuts in mature vinegar for more than 7 days, stir once a day, and chew 3 to 5 pills every night before going to bed. Take it for 7 days to relieve arteriosclerosis.

8. Vinegar can beautify the skin - soak 250 grams of coix seed in 500 ml of mature vinegar, seal it for 10 days and then use it. Take a spoonful of vinegar every day to make the skin fair and tender, and reduce pigmentation. .

9. Vinegar can treat gastritis - wash 100 grams of ginger and cut into thin strips, seal it in 250 ml of mature vinegar for 3 days, and take 10 ml on an empty stomach every morning to treat chronic gastritis. .

10. Vinegar can prevent motion sickness. For those who are prone to motion sickness, drinking a glass of warm water with mature vinegar before departure will make you feel comfortable for a long time.

11. The role of vinegar can relieve fatigue - when you are tired from the journey, adding a little old vinegar to the bath water can make your skin smooth, relax your muscles, and relieve fatigue.

12. Vinegar can stop bleeding - plug the nostrils with cotton dipped in mature vinegar to stop nosebleeds.

13. Vinegar can prevent influenza - "flu" season. Fumigating the room with vinegar can disinfect the air and prevent colds; decoction with old vinegar and salt can also stop vomiting and diarrhea.

14. Vinegar can cure arthritis - mix mature vinegar, wheat bran, and iron sand in a certain proportion and put them into a gauze belt, and use heated new bricks to place them on the gauze belt. Apply ironing to the affected area or related acupoints to treat arthritis, bone hyperplasia, etc.

15. Vinegar can cure mumps - add a little lime to aged vinegar and mix thoroughly and apply it to the affected area to cure mumps.

16. Vinegar can treat dermatitis - apply mature vinegar to the affected area three times a day to treat neurodermatitis.

17. Vinegar can reduce swelling - if there is bruise, congestion or redness (it is not broken or injured), apply warm mature vinegar to the affected area three times a day to reduce swelling and blood stasis. 1. People who are taking certain Western medicines should not be jealous. Because acetic acid can change the pH of the local environment in the human body, making certain drugs unable to work. Sulfa drugs can easily form crystals in the kidneys in an acidic environment and damage the renal tubules. Therefore, it is not advisable to be jealous when taking such drugs. It is not advisable to be jealous when taking alkaline medicines such as sodium bicarbonate, magnesium oxide, and Weishuping, because acetic acid can neutralize the alkaline medicines and render them ineffective. When using antibiotics such as gentamicin, kanamycin, streptomycin, and erythromycin, it is not advisable to be jealous, because the effect of these antibiotics will be reduced in an acidic environment, affecting the efficacy of the medicine.

2. It is not advisable to be jealous when taking traditional Chinese medicine that “relieves symptoms and induces sweating”. Because vinegar has astringent properties, Chinese medicine believes that acid can be astringent. When combined with traditional Chinese medicines such as Compound Yinqiao Tablets to relieve sweating, vinegar will promote the contraction of human sweat pores and destroy the alkaloids in traditional Chinese medicines. ingredients, thereby interfering with the sweating and relieving effects of traditional Chinese medicine.

3. Patients with gastric ulcer and hyperacidity should not consume vinegar. Because vinegar will not only corrode the gastrointestinal mucosa and aggravate the development of ulcers, but also vinegar itself is rich in organic acids, which can cause the digestive organs to secrete a large amount of digestive juice, thus increasing the digestive function of gastric acid to prevent increased gastric acid and aggravation of ulcers.

4. People who are allergic to vinegar and those with low blood pressure should avoid using it. Vinegar can cause allergies in the body, leading to symptoms such as rash, itching, edema, and asthma. In addition, some people who are not accustomed to vinegar should consume it with caution. Patients suffering from hypotension may suffer from side effects such as headache, dizziness, and general weakness if they consume vinegar.

5. The elderly should avoid being jealous during fracture treatment and recovery. Because vinegar can soften bones and decalcify, destroying the dynamic balance of calcium in the human body, it can promote and aggravate osteoporosis. The injured limb becomes sore, the pain worsens, and the fracture is delayed in healing.