Introduction of ginger
Ginger is a commonly used flavoring agent and also a very important Chinese medicine. Ginger has the effects of warming the lungs and relieving cough and antidote to poison. It is suitable for symptoms such as exogenous cold, headache, cough, cold stomach, and vomiting.
The effect of ginger
1. Increase appetite
Chewing ginger in the mouth can cause blood pressure to rise. Gingerol has a stimulating effect on the oral cavity and gastric mucosa, can promote the secretion of digestive juice and increase appetite.
2. Anti-vomiting
Ginger has an anti-vomiting effect. When traveling, you can chew ginger before setting out, or stick a piece of it on your belly button. It can also be sniffed by your nose. It has the effect of preventing motion sickness and seasickness.
3. Invigorate blood to expel cold
Ginger has an excitatory effect on the breathing and vascular movement centers, and can promote blood circulation. Ginger soup made with ginger and brown sugar can invigorate blood and expel cold and prevent colds.
4. Sterilization
Experiments show that ginger has a significant inhibitory effect on typhoid bacillus and Vibrio cholerae.
5. Detoxification
Decoction of ginger decoction can relieve the swelling and numbness of the throat and tongue caused by Pinellia ternata and southern star poison. Therefore, when processing Pinellia and Southern Star, ginger is often used in the same preparation to reduce their toxicity.
6. Help Yang
According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, ginger is a product that helps yang.
The nutritional value of ginger
Ginger is not only high in nutritional value, but also a medicinal and food ingredient. Ginger has many functions, such as warming the body, reducing the symptoms of cold hands and feet, reducing the symptoms of dysmenorrhea, increasing appetite, reducing phlegm and relieving cough, clearing heat and detoxification, and so on.
1. Ginger is rich in gingerone and gingerene. Supplementing these two elements can effectively stop vomiting.
2. Ginger is rich in potassium and has a pungent fragrance. Drinking ginger for drunk people can clear their minds and keep their emotions stable.
3. Ginger contains some plant volatile oil components, which can promote blood circulation, accelerate skin repair damage, and achieve the effect of removing acne marks and spots.
4. Ginger is rich in nutrients. Taking dried ginger as an example, every 100 grams of dried ginger contains a variety of nutritional elements. Eating ginger can stimulate the gastric mucosa, promote gastrointestinal digestion, improve appetite, and increase appetite.