Ginger is also known as ginger, turmeric and ginger.
Ginger belongs to Zingiberaceae. It is a perennial herb with dry or fresh rhizomes.
Originated in India and Malaysia, China has been cultivated since ancient times and began to eat in the Zhou Dynasty.
The edible parts of ginger are irregular tubers, which are gray-white or yellow and have a pungent taste.
Ginger can be divided into tender ginger and ginger according to its use and harvest season. The tender ginger is usually excavated in August. It contains more water, less fiber and less spicy taste. Besides making seasonings, it can also be fried and made into ginger candy. The old ginger is excavated in November with less water and strong pungent flavor. It is mainly used for seasoning.
Ginger is a very important condiment, but also can be eaten as a vegetable alone, but also an important traditional Chinese medicine. It can penetrate its own spicy taste and special aroma into the dishes, making them delicious and delicious.
Nutritive value
Ginger also has the function of detoxification and sterilization. When we eat pine eggs or fish and crab, we usually put some ginger powder and ginger juice on it. When the human body carries on the normal metabolism physiological function, it will produce a kind of harmful substance oxygen free radical, which promotes the occurrence of cancer and aging.
Gingerol in ginger can produce an antioxidant enzyme when it enters the body. It has a strong ability to deal with oxygen free radicals, much stronger than vitamin E. Therefore, eating ginger can resist aging. Old people often eat ginger to remove "senile spots".
Ginger extract can stimulate gastric mucosa, arouse reflex excitation of vascular motor center and sympathetic nerve, promote blood circulation, stimulate gastric function, and achieve the effects of stomach-strengthening, pain-relieving, sweating and fever-relieving. The volatile oil of ginger can enhance the secretion of gastric juice and peristalsis of intestinal wall, thus helping digestion. The mixture of Zingerene and zingerone separated from ginger has obvious antiemetic effect.
Ginger extract has remarkable effect of inhibiting skin fungi and killing Trichomonas vaginalis, and can treat various carbuncle and sore poisons. Ginger can inhibit the activity of cancer cells and reduce the toxicity of cancer.
Intended for
The general population is edible.
Suitable for cold, cold dysmenorrhea, carsickness and seasickness.
usage and dosage
1. Eating a few slices of ginger or putting a little tender ginger on vegetables and fruits can improve appetite and increase the amount of food. Therefore, as the saying goes, "Eat ginger without aroma".
2. Ginger can be decocted Soup for oral use, seasonings, stir-fried vegetables, or sliced acupoints. Old ginger can be used as seasoning or ingredients; tender ginger can be used for stir-frying, mixing and explosion, such as "tender ginger fried beef shredded", "tender ginger fried duck shredded" and so on.
3. Ginger should not be eaten too much at a time, so as not to absorb a large amount of gingerol, which will stimulate the kidney during the process of excretion through the kidney, and produce dry mouth, sore throat, constipation and other "fire" symptoms.
4. Don't eat rotten ginger or frozen ginger, because it will produce carcinogens after its deterioration. Because ginger is warm and hot, it has the effect of relieving the surface, so it can only be used as dietary therapy in the case of cold.
Cooking usage: Ginger is an important condiment, because its taste is clear and spicy. It only dissipates the peculiar smell of food, but does not mix food into spicy taste. It is suitable for meat and fish as a kind of spice. It is also used in cake and candy making, such as gingerbread, ginger candy and so on.