Eating ginger in spring has too many benefits
Some people like to peel ginger, which can't give full play to the whole effect of ginger. Ginger skin has a pungent and cool taste, which is the opposite of ginger meat. When eating ginger or medicinal ginger, there is a saying that "if you leave ginger skin, it will be cold, if you go to ginger skin, it will be hot".
In order to keep the balance of heat and cold of ginger, it is not necessary to remove the ginger skin when eating ginger, but to choose the right symptom when using it.
What's the advantage of eating ginger like this?
1. Expelling cold, nourishing blood and dehumidification
In spring, the temperature changes from cold to hot. Many people will feel cold when they get up in the morning, which mostly shows that they are cold and wet. Eating more ginger can dispel cold and nourish blood, effectively relieve the body cold and other symptoms.
In addition, the spring rain, drink ginger water can also dehumidification, which caused by the cold headache, systemic pain, stomach cold pain and cold vomiting and other diseases have curative effect.
2. Relieve fatigue and promote sleep
Ginger is pungent and mild, which can promote blood circulation, help the body to sweat and cool down, etc. it can refresh and relieve fatigue during the day when the weather is hot at the end of spring, and promote sleep at night.
3. Increase appetite and prevent abdominal pain and distention
According to traditional Chinese medicine, ginger can be divided into lung and spleen channels. Gingerols in ginger can effectively stimulate the secretion of gastric juice, stimulate gastrointestinal tract, promote digestion, strengthen stomach and increase appetite.
4. Weight loss and anti-aging
Ginger is rich in vitamin E, which can effectively resist free radicals, and has the effect of beauty and anti-aging.
Ginger can weaken the function of pepsin and enhance the function of lipolytic enzyme; it can also inhibit β - amylase in amylase and hinder starch saccharification, so as to prevent too much sugar from turning into fat and causing obesity.
5. Clean mouth and kill bacteria
It is well known that ginger has bactericidal effect. Gargling with ginger soup can treat halitosis and periodontitis with remarkable effect. This is because kidney ginger has the effect of killing oral and intestinal pathogenic bacteria; making tea with ginger can prevent and treat acute gastroenteritis caused by food pollution.
It can be seen that ginger, as a representative of the same source of medicine and food, is not only a common seasoning in daily life, but also an important Chinese herbal medicine. As the saying goes, "three pieces of ginger in the morning is better than ginseng soup". The best way to eat ginger is to drink ginger tea (remember not to peel).