(1) Anti-oxidation and tumor inhibition

Gingerol and diphenyl heptane compounds contained in ginger have strong antioxidant and free radical scavenging effects; Can inhibit tumor; Eating ginger can resist aging, and the elderly often eat ginger to get rid of "age spots".

(2) appetizing and invigorating the spleen, promoting 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".

(3) heatstroke prevention, cooling and refreshing

It has the functions of excitement, perspiration, cooling and refreshing in hot weather. For patients with dizziness, palpitation, chest tightness and nausea in general summer heat, it is of great benefit to drink ginger soup properly. Rendan, a traditional Chinese patent medicine for heatstroke prevention in China, contains ginger, which has the functions of invigorating the stomach, refreshing and refreshing.

(4) sterilization and detoxification

Scientific research has found that ginger can play the role of some antibiotics, especially for salmonella. In hot summer, 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) prevent carsickness and stop nausea and vomiting.

It refers to the "sports maladjustment syndrome" caused by some sports. Studies have proved that the effective rate of ginger dry powder for headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms of motion sickness is 90%, and the drug effect can last for more than 4 hours. People eat ginger to prevent carsickness and seasickness, or paste Neiguan point, which has obvious effect, so it is known as "the holy medicine for vomiting the family".

Second, the disadvantages of eating ginger

The ancients said: "Eating ginger in the morning is better than eating ginseng soup; Eating ginger at night is equivalent to eating arsenic. " Ginger can enhance and accelerate blood circulation, stimulate the secretion of gastric juice, excite the stomach, promote digestion, and have antibacterial effects. Eating a little ginger in the morning is good for your health. But eating at night, because ginger is originally hot, will make people get angry and hurt their lives, so it is not suitable to eat.

Ginger also contains gingerol, which can reduce the occurrence of gallstones. However, it has both advantages and disadvantages, so the folks left a saying that "go to bed with radish and get out of bed with ginger", indicating that ginger can be eaten, but not much. Especially in autumn, it is best not to eat it, because the climate in autumn is dry and dry, which hurts the lungs. In addition, eating spicy ginger is more likely to hurt the lungs and aggravate the dehydration and dryness of the human body.

Such a "warning" also appeared in ancient medical books: "Don't eat ginger in autumn within one year; Don't eat ginger at night for a day. "It seems that not eating or eating less ginger and other spicy foods in autumn has long attracted the attention of the ancients, which is very reasonable.

Rotten ginger produces toxins that can cause cancer. Some people think that "rotten ginger doesn't taste bad". This idea has no scientific basis and is very dangerous, because rotten ginger will produce toxins, which will lead to liver cancer and esophageal cancer in severe cases. Although eating ginger in summer is beneficial to human body, it should also be moderate, because the weather is hot, people are prone to dry mouth, polydipsia, sore throat and excessive sweating, while ginger is pungent and warm, which is a hot food. According to the principle of "heat is cold", it is not advisable to eat more, just put a few slices of ginger when cooking or making soup.

Extended data

Taboos of ginger:

(1) people with yin deficiency constitution. Yin deficiency is the constitution of dryness and heat, which is manifested as fever in hands and feet, sweaty palms and love to drink water, frequent dry mouth, dry eyes, dry nose, dry skin, upset and irritable, and poor sleep, while ginger is pungent and warm, and people with yin deficiency will aggravate the symptoms of yin deficiency by eating ginger.

(2) those with severe internal heat. People suffering from lung heat, dry cough, stomach heat, vomiting, bad breath, hemorrhoid bleeding, sore ulcer and other diseases should not eat ginger. If it is a hot disease, when eating ginger, it must be combined with cold drugs to neutralize the heat of ginger.

(3) Hepatitis patients. Because eating ginger often can cause liver disease. Anger in the liver. If you want to control the liver fire caused by eating ginger, you can also choose some foods that can soothe the liver and regulate qi, such as drinking hawthorn and chrysanthemum bubble tea, so that you can eliminate the dryness and heat caused by ginger without hurting your body.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Ginger (Zingiberaceae)