1, anti-oxidation, tumor inhibition

The structures of gingerol and diphenyl heptane compounds contained in ginger have strong antioxidant and free radical scavenging effects. Inhibitory effect on tumor; Eating ginger can resist aging, and the elderly often eat ginger to get rid of "age spots".

2, heatstroke prevention, cooling, refreshing

Eating some ginger in hot weather can play the role of excitement, perspiration, cooling and refreshing. For patients with general symptoms of summer heat, such as dizziness, palpitation, chest tightness, nausea, etc., it is of great benefit to drink ginger soup properly. Rendan, a traditional Chinese patent medicine for heatstroke prevention in China, contains ginger, and its function is to strengthen the stomach, refresh the mind and refresh the brain.

3, appetizing spleen, promote appetite

In hot summer, because the secretion of saliva and gastric juice will be reduced, it will affect appetite. If you eat a few slices of ginger before meals, it can stimulate the secretion of saliva, gastric juice and digestive juice, increase gastrointestinal peristalsis and increase appetite. This is what people often say, "eat radish in winter and ginger in summer" and "eat ginger if the rice is not fragrant".

4, sterilization and detoxification, swelling and pain relief

Ginger can play the role of some antibiotics, especially for salmonella. In the hot temperature, food is easily contaminated by bacteria, and it grows and reproduces quickly, which is easy to cause acute gastroenteritis. Eating ginger in moderation can play a preventive role. Ginger extract has obvious effects of inhibiting dermatophytes and killing trichomonas vaginalis, and can be used to treat various carbuncle, swelling and sores. In addition, you can use ginger water gargle to treat halitosis and periodontitis.

5, the treatment of facial acne

Wash your face with warm Jiang Shui 1 time every morning and evening for about 60 days, and the acne will be relieved or disappeared. This method also has a certain therapeutic effect on freckles and dry skin.

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Taboos for eating:

It is worth noting that ginger is pungent and warm, which is easy to help fire generate heat and hurt yin and blood. Therefore, people with swelling and pain of the five senses fast; Use with caution in patients with bleeding; The gingerol component of ginger is easy to stimulate skin and mucous membrane and aggravate inflammatory reaction, so people with sores, hemorrhoids and urinary tract infections fast; Deteriorated ginger fasted.

Rotten ginger will produce a very toxic substance-safrole, which can denature liver cells and induce liver cancer and esophageal cancer. 　　　　　

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