What are the benefits of eating ginger in dog days?

1) sterilization and detoxification

In hot summer, food is easily contaminated by bacteria, and it grows and reproduces quickly, which is easy to cause acute gastroenteritis. Eating ginger in moderation can play a preventive role. Ginger extract has obvious effects of inhibiting skin fungi and killing trichomonas vaginalis. In addition, gargling with Jiang Shui can treat halitosis and periodontitis.

2) Appetize and strengthen the spleen to promote appetite.

In hot summer, because the secretion of saliva and gastric juice will be reduced, it will affect appetite. If you eat a few slices of ginger before meals, it can stimulate the secretion of saliva, gastric juice and digestive juice, increase gastrointestinal peristalsis and increase appetite.

3) Prevent carsickness and stop nausea and vomiting.

The effective rate of ginger dry powder for carsick symptoms such as headache, dizziness, nausea and vomiting is 88%, and the drug effect can last for about 6 hours. Folk use of ginger to prevent motion sickness and seasickness, or sticking Neiguan point, has obvious effect.

4) heatstroke prevention and cooling

Hot weather has the functions of sweating, cooling and refreshing. For patients with dizziness, palpitation, chest tightness and nausea in general summer heat, it is of great benefit to drink ginger soup properly.

5) Promoting blood circulation and dispelling cold.

If we catch a cold and cause a cold, drinking some ginger soup can increase blood circulation, make the whole body warm and help to expel the cold in the body.