It is best to choose old ginger when cooking ginger soup, because in terms of efficacy, old ginger is better than new ginger. Ginger pieces of old ginger are shiny, fully expanded and ripe, with solid and tight meat, more fibers and strong spicy taste. That is, as the folk proverb says, "Ginger is old and spicy". Generally, we should choose fresh ginger with bright colors, soft swelling and no cracks and blackening on the epidermis, and do not choose ginger with wrinkles and dry hair.
Ginger tastes pungent and warm, and has the functions of warming, stopping vomiting, relieving exterior syndrome and dispelling cold. The combination of the two can give full play to the role of ginger, promote the circulation of blood and improve the symptoms of cold hands and feet. In addition, ginger and jujube are very effective in treating stomach diseases caused by cold.
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Ginger soup practice:
Rinse shallots, ginger and red dates respectively and put them into a small pot;
Add a bowl of water, boil until it is half a bowl, remove the residue and leave soup, and add brown sugar. ?
Efficacy: Brown sugar and red dates have the functions of nourishing blood and promoting blood circulation. Adding them to ginger soup can improve body surface circulation and treat colds. It should be noted that ginger brown sugar water is only suitable for stomach cold after wind-cold cold or rain, and cannot be used for summer-heat cold or wind-heat cold.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-ginger soup