Old people say that eating radish in winter and ginger in summer, does this ginger really have so many benefits?

Eating radish in winter and ginger in summer means eating radish in winter and ginger in summer, which is a folk way of keeping in good health.

Summer heat makes most people lose their appetite. Gingerol in fresh ginger can stimulate gastrointestinal mucosa, which is beneficial to the digestion and absorption of food and has a certain stimulating effect on the heart and blood vessels. It can speed up the heartbeat, accelerate blood circulation, open sweat pores, and take away the residual heat in the body with sweat excretion, which is beneficial to heatstroke prevention and cooling. Therefore, "eat radish in winter and ginger in summer" is scientifically based. Eating ginger in summer has many benefits. First, you can sweat and cool down.

In summer, the growth and reproduction of bacteria are extremely active, which easily pollutes food and causes acute gastroenteritis. But eating some ginger or taking it with dried ginger and tea in boiling water can play a preventive role. Scientists have found through research that ginger can play the role of some antibiotics, especially for salmonella. Ginger also has the function of killing oral pathogens and intestinal pathogens. Washing with Jiang Shui is effective in treating halitosis and periodontitis.

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Ginger is pungent in nature and enters the lung, spleen and stomach meridians, and has the functions of relieving exterior syndrome, dispelling cold, warming burps, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, dispelling cold and benefiting qi, and relieving asthma. Gingerol in ginger has a certain stimulating effect on the heart and blood vessels, which can accelerate blood circulation, open pores and increase perspiration. The residual heat in the body is taken away with sweat, which has a certain heatstroke prevention effect. Second, it can prevent and treat gastroenteritis. Bacteria grow actively in summer, which easily pollutes food and causes acute gastroenteritis.

Eating some ginger properly or taking it with dried ginger and boiling water can prevent gastroenteritis. Third, it can dispel cold. Air conditioning is often blown in summer, which is easy to catch cold and cause a cold. Drinking some ginger juice will help to drive away the cold in the body. It should be noted that colds caused by summer heat and wind heat are not suitable for drinking. Four can strengthen the spleen and stomach. Eating cold food often in summer will lead to excessive cold in the spleen and stomach, palpitation, nausea and other symptoms. Eating ginger helps to warm the spleen and stomach.