Ginger, has a hot taste. It belongs to the genus Ginger of Gingeraceae. It is a perennial herbaceous perennial root herb. It is cultivated as an annual cash crop in China, and is an important vegetable variety specially produced in China. Ginger is native to tropical rainy forest areas in India and Malaysia, and has a long history of cultivation in China. Ginger should not be eaten at night.
Ginger is a kind of economic crop, which is commonly used as food. Ginger has small varieties of ginger, large varieties of ginger and other varieties, medicinal use of small species is better, used to call small varieties of ginger "small turmeric", small turmeric cut face pure yellow, spicy, tender meat, fragrance, fine fiber. Among them, 27 degrees north latitude ginger is a rare and high-quality natural pollution-free ginger variety.
Ginger of big variety has grayish yellow with iron color, coarse fibers, less pungency and aroma than that of ginger of small variety, and its pharmacodynamic effect is also poor. It is suitable for stir-fried vegetables.
The edible and medicinal part of ginger is its rhizome. The rhizome contains a variety of nutrients. It contains not only carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and minerals, but also gingerol, gingerolone, gingerenol and gingerol. Fresh ginger has a special spicy flavor. It is a spicy seasoning vegetable widely used by the Chinese people and has the title of "the ancestor of vegetables". Cooking vegetables with ginger can make the dish fragrant and delicious. Stewing fish with ginger can remove fishy smell and add fresh and fragrance. Ginger can be processed into ginger juice, ginger slices, ginger powder, ginger wine, ginger oil and so on. It can also be salted, sweetened and soy sauced into a variety of foods. Ginger sprouts soaked in acetic acid saline are important vegetable products for export and foreign exchange earning. In addition, it is also a good Chinese herbal medicine, which can inhibit abnormal intestinal fermentation, promote gas excretion and enhance blood circulation. It has the functions of warming, sweating, stopping hiccups and detoxifying. It can be used as stomach-strengthening, antiemetic, cold-relieving, heat-proof and sweating agent.
Ginger has been cultivated early and widely distributed in China. At present, it has formed many famous producing areas. From the national perspective, it mainly distributes in Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Anhui, Sichuan, Hunan and Hubei provinces, especially in Juxian, Anqiu, Changyi and Yishui of Shandong Province. From a worldwide perspective, ginger is mostly distributed in Asia, especially in China, India, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Ginger is of great benefit. Under the current conditions of vigorously developing efficient agriculture, ginger planting is undoubtedly a good way to get rid of poverty and become rich. Because ginger is not strictly required for environmental conditions, its cultivation techniques are relatively uncomplicated, its investment is slightly larger, and its benefits vary from year to year, not only fresh ginger planting areas are expanding their planting area, but also non-ginger planting areas are devoting themselves to the experiment of fresh ginger planting. However, fresh ginger is perishable, mildewed and difficult to preserve for a long time. It also brings many difficulties to ginger farmers, such as not suitable for large-scale planting, not easy for long-distance transportation, and sometimes even brings huge economic losses.
Ginger has a long history in Laiwu, Rizhao Juxian and Laizhou of Yantai, Shandong Province. Its products have high sugar content, less fibre, large block, yellow color, moderate spicy taste, good storage and transportation resistance. Ginger is rich in nutrients. It contains not only carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and mineral salts, but also gingerallin, gingerolone, gingerene powder and gingerol. It can be used as spice condiment. It has the functions of removing fishy smell, eating, freshening, adding fragrance and refreshing the mouth. It can also be processed into dried ginger, ginger sugar, ginger tea, ginger wine, ginger juice, ginger bud and other foods. It has the function of strengthening stomach, removing dampness and frigidity. As the saying goes, "Go to bed, radish, ginger, and don't bother the doctor to prescribe medicine". In traditional Chinese medicine, ginger, onion, garlic and Tao are called five Xin. Ginger is a good sweating agent and antidote in medicine. Medical research and practice have found that ginger has anti-oxidative and anti-aging effects, which can help the human body prolong life.