Good medicine from ginger root

Oriental medicine believes that ginger has a spicy taste, warm properties, and affects the three meridians of the lungs, spleen, and stomach. It has the effects of relieving the exterior, dispelling cold, warming the middle, eliminating phlegm, promoting water circulation, and detoxifying. In addition, depending on the form of use, ginger has many different uses.

Ginger also has other names such as raw ginger, can ginger, shredded ginger... Scientific name Zingiber officinale Rose, Ginger family (Zingiberaceae). Commonly grown in all regions of our country as a spice and medicine.

The part used as medicine is the rhizome. The chemical composition of ginger contains 2 - 3% essential oil with the main components being sesquiterpenic hydrocarbon compounds: b-zingiberene (35%), b-curcumenene (17%), b-farnesene (10%) and a small amount of monoterpenic alcohol compounds such as: geraniol, linalool, borneol. The oleoresin contains 20 - 25% essential oil and 20 - 30% spicy substances. The main components of the spicy group are zingerone, shogaol and zingerol, of which gingerol has the highest proportion. In addition, ginger essential oil also contains a-camphen, b-phelandrene, eucalyptol and gingerols.

The uses

Raw ginger is also called raw ginger, which has the effect of dispersing wind-cold and preventing vomiting. Dried ginger is also called can ginger, which is hotter than raw ginger and can warm the spleen and stomach. Burned ginger is also called black ginger. Black ginger has a bitter taste and is often soaked in copper coins, which can warm the liver and kidneys and reduce false fire. Ginger peel is called ginger skin and has a diuretic effect. Therefore, in the preparation technique, ginger can also help doctors achieve some important goals. Raw rehmannia cooked with ginger will reduce the coolness. Pinellia ternata is cooked with ginger to detoxify. Some other medicines such as ginseng, ginseng... are also often soaked in ginger, fried to increase the warmth and lead to the lungs and stomach.

However, in cases of yin deficiency, internal heat causing cough, external heat causing excessive sweating or blood loss, it should not be used. When using ginger, do not peel the skin because ginger skin also has many medicinal uses, so when eating ginger, just wash it and then use it. Ginger should not be eaten for a long time for people with yin deficiency, excess fire, internal heat, acne, pneumonia, pulmonary edema, pulmonary lymph nodes, gastritis, hepatitis, nephritis, diabetes, etc. When having a cold, drinking ginger water will be very effective. On the contrary, for cases of colds, wind-heat colds or heatstroke, ginger should absolutely not be used. Do not eat fresh ginger that has been bruised: fresh ginger root after being bruised will produce a strong toxin that can cause liver cell necrosis, and over time will turn into liver cancer, esophageal cancer. Although ginger has many effects, it should not be overused.

Some ways to treat diseases with ginger

Treat mouth ulcers: use fresh ginger juice instead of tea to drink and gargle regularly, about 2-3 times a day, will have surprising results, about 60-90% of ulcers will disappear.

Periodontitis: Regularly using hot fresh tea to gargle or drink is effective in treating periodontitis. You should drink or gargle twice a day, morning and evening. If your throat is sore, itchy or painful, you can add a little salt to dissolve and drink hot, about 2-3 times a day.

Preventing and treating tooth decay: every morning and evening, persistently rinsing your mouth with hot ginger water or drinking hot ginger water several times a day will help protect your teeth, prevent and treat tooth decay effectively.

Treating migraines: When you feel pain on one side or a migraine, rub hot ginger water evenly on both hands and then massage around the painful area of ​​the head for about 15 minutes. The pain will quickly decrease and may even disappear completely.

Hangover: Drinking hot ginger water not only promotes blood circulation but also helps to dissolve alcohol in the blood, quickly eliminating hangovers and headaches when waking up after drinking. You can add a little honey to the hot ginger water and drink it many times to increase the effectiveness of hangover cure.

Treating pale complexion: Regularly washing your face with hot ginger water every morning and evening will help to make your skin rosy, and pale complexion caused by malnutrition, lack of sleep or overwork will quickly disappear. You should maintain this habit of washing your face for 60 consecutive days. Accordingly, washing your face with hot ginger water also has a certain effect on dark spots and dry skin.

Treat dandruff: You can use hot ginger water instead of shampoo to treat dandruff. First, cut fresh ginger into small pieces or crush it, then apply it evenly on the scalp for about 10-15 minutes, finally use hot ginger water to wash it off thoroughly.

Back and shoulder pain: When suffering from back and shoulder pain, use hot ginger water with a little salt and vinegar. Use a towel to soak the mixture of fresh ginger, honey and vinegar on the painful area several times. This method helps relax the muscles, improves blood circulation and reduces pain very effectively.

Pinworm treatment: before going to bed, clean the anus with hot fresh ginger water, and drink about 1 - 2 cups of hot ginger water, persist for about 10 days to effectively kill pinworms.

Treat foot odor: add a little salt and vinegar to hot ginger water, then soak your feet for about 15 minutes, dry them, let them air dry, and the odor will disappear on its own.

High blood pressure: when blood pressure suddenly increases, you can soak your feet in hot fresh ginger water for about 15-20 minutes. Although the hot ginger water touches the outside of the feet, it will cause the blood vessels to dilate through the acupuncture points on the soles of the feet, thereby gradually lowering blood pressure.

According to Health and Life