Contraindications Of Ginger

⑴ Matters needing attention

The ancients said: "Eating ginger in the morning is better than eating ginseng soup; eating ginger at night is equivalent to eating arsenic." Ginger can enhance and accelerate blood circulation, stimulate gastric secretion, excite the intestines and stomach, promote digestion, and have antibacterial effects. A little ginger in the morning is good for your health. But eat it at night, because ginger is inherently hot and can cause people to get angry and hurt the body, so it is not suitable to eat.

Ginger also contains gingerol, which can reduce the occurrence of gallstones. But it has both advantages and disadvantages, and the folks also left the saying "go to bed with radish and get out of bed with ginger", indicating that ginger can be eaten, but not more. Especially in autumn, it is best not to eat, because the autumn climate is dry, dry air hurts the lungs, and eating spicy ginger is more likely to damage the lungs, and aggravate the dehydration and dryness of the human body. There is also such a "warning" in ancient medical books: "Within a year, no ginger will be eaten in autumn; within a day, no ginger will be eaten at night." It seems that if you do not eat or eat less ginger and other spicy foods in autumn, it has long been It makes sense to attract the attention of the ancients. "Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, no need for a doctor to prescribe prescriptions", "Prepare ginger at home, not to panic for minor illnesses", "Eat ginger often in summer, to protect life and health", "Eat ginger in four seasons, all diseases will be wiped out", "Eat three slices of ginger early is better than ginseng soup" and many other folk proverbs reflect the health benefits of ginger. Since ancient times, Chinese medicine has also said that "ginger cures all diseases". Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to eating radish in winter and ginger in summer. Ginger has the effects of excitement, perspiration and cooling, refreshing in the hot season, and can relieve symptoms such as fatigue, fatigue, anorexia, insomnia, abdominal distension, and abdominal pain. Ginger also has the effect of strengthening the stomach and increasing appetite.

⑵Carcinogenic

Rotten ginger produces toxins that can cause cancer. Some people think that "rotten ginger does not taste rotten". This idea is not scientifically based and dangerous because rotten ginger can produce toxins, which can lead to liver cancer and esophageal cancer in severe cases. . Although eating ginger in summer is beneficial to the human body, it should be moderate. Because of the hot weather, people are prone to dry mouth, polydipsia, sore throat, and excessive sweating. Ginger is pungent and warm, and it is a hot food. In principle, it is not advisable to eat more, just put a few slices of ginger when cooking or making soup.

⑶ suitable for the crowd

suitable for majority of the people.

① Suitable for people with colds, colds, dysmenorrhea, motion sickness and seasickness.

② People with yin deficiency and internal heat and excessive evil heat may eat less.

③ People with colder constitution can eat a lot.

⑷ Contraindications

Ginger is pungent and warm. It is not suitable to eat too much at once, pain, swelling, sore boils, red eyes and internal heat, constipation, and hemorrhoids. Rotten ginger contains safrole, which can cause liver cell degeneration and necrosis, and induce liver cancer and esophageal cancer. It is not suitable for consumption. Patients with hemorrhoids should not eat it.

① People with yin deficiency physique. Yin deficiency is a hot and dry constitution, manifested by fever in the hands and feet, sweat on the palms, love to drink water, often dry mouth, dry eyes, dry nose, dry skin, upset and irritability, poor sleep, while ginger is pungent and warm, and people with yin deficiency eat ginger It will aggravate the symptoms of yin deficiency.

② Those with heavier internal heat. People who suffer from pulmonary heat and dry cough, stomach heat, vomiting, bad breath, hemorrhoids bleeding, painful sore ulcers and other diseases should not consume ginger. If it is a febrile disease, ginger must be compatible with cold medicine to neutralize the heat of ginger.

③ Hepatitis patients. Because eating ginger often can cause liver. Excited. If you want to restrain the irritability caused by eating ginger, you can choose some foods that can relieve the liver and regulate the qi at the same time, such as drinking hawthorn and chrysanthemum bubble tea, so that you can eliminate the heat caused by ginger without harming your body.

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