Ginger is a common seasoning in our daily life, and it is also a chinese herbal medicine, which has the effect of dual use of medicine and food. Ginger is spicy and slightly warm. It belongs to the lungs, spleen and stomach meridians. It has the effect of relieving cold, warming and stopping vomiting, warming the lungs and relieving cough and detoxification. As the saying goes: "three tablets of ginger a day, no need for a doctor to prescribe medicine", enough to see the benefits of eating ginger for the human body.
But someone said: "Three slices of ginger in the morning, drink ginseng soup in the morning, eat ginger at night, is equivalent to eating arsenic", from this folk proverb, we can know that although ginger is good for the body, it is not edible at any time. This can make some friends who pay attention to health care completely blinded.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="23" > Why is it bad to eat ginger at night? When is it best to eat ginger? </h1>
Dinner is generally in the unitary time, the blood flows through the kidneys, at this time eat ginger heating, direct consumption of kidney water, it is more unfavorable to the body, from the perspective of yin and yang, at this time should be yang collection, ginger has the power of divergence so that it can not be collected. If eating ginger at noon leads to the dispersion of yang qi and affects convergence, it is equivalent to less harvest; while eating ginger at the time of unitary time directly affects the collection of yang qi, which is equivalent to the harvested crops have no place to put, directly lost in vain, and no yang can not nourish yin, so it is the most serious. Hence the phrase "equal to eating arsenic".
At 7-9 o'clock in the morning, the qi and blood flow through the stomach, and ginger has the effect of "strengthening the spleen, warming the stomach, and dissipating wind and cold". Just to help the Yang Qi rise, in line with the body's yang qi rising trend at this time, to achieve the effect of the unity of heaven and man, so there is a "race to drink ginseng soup" effect.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="6" > the 5 major effects of eating ginger</h1>
1. Antioxidant
The structure of gingerolol and diphenylheptane compounds contained in ginger has a strong antioxidant and free radical scavenging effect, which can inhibit tumors and anti-aging.
2. Stomach effect
When the appetite is not good, you can eat some ginger, the appetizing effect of ginger is relatively obvious, ginger powder can stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis, more conducive to people's absorption of food. However, it should be noted that ginger is best eaten during the day, and eating it before going to bed is not good for health.
3. Prevent heat and cool down
Eating ginger can help prevent heat and cool down. Volatile oils such as ginger alcohol, gingerene, and citral contained in ginger can help the body sweat and cool down, thereby helping to prevent heat. In addition, ginger contains ginger, such as chiliol and resin, which can also help to refresh the mind.
4. Sterilization and detoxification
Eating ginger can help kill bacteria and detoxify. Some of the ingredients contained in ginger can act like antibiotics, and eating ginger can help relieve symptoms for acute gastroenteritis caused by eating food contaminated with bacteria. Gargling with ginger decoction can also help relieve oral inflammation.
5. Treatment of cold and wind chills
Eating ginger can help treat colds and colds, and decocting ginger slices or boiling soup can help increase blood circulation in the body, play a role in dissipating cold and fever, and removing wind chills in the body.
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