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What is ginger made of?
"Ginger making" takes ginger as the main material, and lemon, perilla, longan and walnut as auxiliary materials. Through classic compatibility and ancient processing, the main material function of ginger is enhanced. Accessories can not only coordinate the development of main ginger, but also relieve symptoms. "Making Ginger" shows the essence of traditional Chinese medicine compatibility processing, and there are four classic compatibility. According to the different needs of different occasions, the combination of hair restorer has the functions of dispelling cold and dampness, warming viscera and dredging meridians.

Ginger-the main ingredient of "making ginger"

Ginger is famous for its homology of medicine and food since ancient times, which can warm the middle warmer and strengthen the spleen. Long-term consumption can promote health, strengthen the body, preserve health and prolong life, and has a good health care function. According to the traditional Chinese medicine standard "Shennong Materia Medica Classic", it is recorded that: "Dried ginger tastes pungent and warm, and the main chest is full of cough against qi, which stops bleeding in the middle of the temperature, perspires, expels wind, dampness and diarrhea, especially for the living. Long-term use can eliminate odor, reduce qi and refresh the mind. Shenggu. " There is a saying that Shennong tastes a hundred herbs to distinguish the medicinal properties. He fell into a coma after eating poisonous mushrooms by mistake. When he woke up, he found a clump of grass lying. Shennong pulled it out and put it in his mouth to chew its roots. After a period of time, my stomach was rumbling, and after having loose bowels, I was in good health. Shennong's surname is Jiang, so he named this pointed leaf grass "Jiang". It means it works magically and can bring itself back to life.

The ginger used for "making ginger" is fresh organic turmeric from the mountains of Yunnan. Rich in nutrition, less fiber, tender meat, rich in flavor, high in saponin, starch and cellulose, and more in gingerol and oleoresin than other ginger, it is called "medicinal gold" by the medical community. According to relevant data, Luoping turmeric is rich in curcumin, gingerol and aromatic volatile oil. Its value has doubled. It was once a royal tribute of the imperial court and was known as "Royal Ginger".

Why do you want to mix ginger with perilla, lemon, walnut and longan when making ginger?

Perillae ginger: Perillae, pungent and warm, enters the lung and spleen meridians, sweats and relieves exterior syndrome, and has wide circulation of qi. Ginger, pungent and warm, enters the lung, spleen and stomach meridians, perspires to relieve exterior syndrome, stops vomiting by warming, and warms the lungs to dissolve the drink. Ginger and perilla are compatible, and perilla is thin and fluent in gas, but mild in taste and can be vented, which can disperse exterior evils, clear the head, vent lung qi and dredge meridians, and is specialized in relaxing tendons. Ginger can dissipate outdoors in cold weather. Both of them are antipyretic drugs. When they are matched into medicine pairs, they are bound to be mutually useful, and the power of sweating and dispelling cold is doubled. Therefore, ginger combined with perilla can treat exogenous wind-cold exterior syndrome. In particular, these two drugs can detoxify fish and crabs and treat diarrhea and vomiting caused by eating fish and crabs. In addition to the synergistic effect in efficacy, ginger and perilla can also achieve mutual harmony in taste. Perilla and ginger are eaten together, refreshing and spicy. Using perilla ginger every day can keep healthy and relieve common human problems, including cold and humidity.

Lemon ginger: Ginger alcohol rich in ginger can stimulate the digestive tract and help excrete feces, while the organic acid in lemon can also stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis, promote metabolism and remove waste from the body. In addition, vitamin C rich in lemon also has the functions of expelling excess water from the body, cleaning up toxins, strengthening the immune system and helping the lymphatic system to function normally. The combination of ginger and lemon also has the effect of hangover. Its natural sugar can accelerate the decomposition of alcohol, and its acidic substances and trace elements can improve the detoxification ability of the liver, especially for headache after drunkenness.

Longan ginger: ginger is warm and spicy. Entering the lung, spleen and stomach meridians can induce sweating, relieve exterior syndrome, stop vomiting, warm the lung and relieve cough. Longan meat is warm, nourishing, enters the heart and spleen meridians and tonifies the heart and spleen. Mainly used for insomnia, forgetfulness, fright, palpitation, dizziness, etc. Deficiency of heart and spleen, deficiency of qi and blood, and sweet and delicious, not greasy, not suffocating. According to the records of Shennong's herbal medicine, longan meat has the effect of treating "five internal organs and evil spirits, calming the heart and being foolish", saying that "long-term service will solidify the soul and wisdom, and the intellectual person will be suitable but not old, and understand the gods". Ginger and cinnamon are round and warm, and their compatibility can nourish the heart and spleen, stimulate appetite and strengthen the spleen, nourish blood and soothe the nerves, replenish deficiency and increase wisdom; Relieve overthinking, strain the spleen, forgetfulness and palpitation; Used for deficiency of both qi and blood, palpitation, forgetfulness, insomnia, and chlorosis due to blood deficiency. "Ginger making" uses longan meat from "the hometown of longan in China" and Xiashi in Bobaishi, Guangxi, which is a landmark product of China International Land. Longan is rich in iron, vitamin B2, carbohydrates, potassium, phosphorus and other elements.

Longan Walnut Ginger: Ginger, Longan and Walnut are all warm: Ginger has the function of warming the middle, especially warming the spleen and yang; Quanzhou Materia Medica records that longan has the effects of "strengthening yang, benefiting qi and tonifying spleen and stomach"; Walnut kernel can tonify kidney and warm lung. Because the kidney contains "innate essence", which is the source of yin and yang of viscera and the source of life, it is called "innate essence", although it is born, but it also depends on the continuous enrichment and growth of acquired essence. The "acquired essence" comes from Shui Gu's subtle essence, which transforms from spleen and stomach to five zang-organs and becomes the essence of viscera. Together, the three drugs can supplement the yang of "nature-based" and "acquired-based", make their functions active, make the yin and yang of the human body secret, make the blood and blood biochemical full, and keep the body in good condition. It is suitable for people with yang deficiency, cold stomachache, diarrhea in loose stool and cold limbs.

Ginger dispels cold and makes blood flow smoothly; Walnut can break blood and remove blood stasis, and can be used for amenorrhea, abdominal pain, blood stasis, trauma and blood stasis. Longan meat focuses on nourishing the heart. Huangdi Neijing says, "The heart is born, the spirit changes, the face is in the blood." Focus on nourishing the heart, blood vessels will be full, blood supply capacity will be strong, and blood will not be easily blocked. The compatibility of the three drugs not only warms and breaks blood, but also nourishes the heart. Those who have no symptoms of blood stasis can also take it.

Ginger and longan have complementary tastes, longan relieves the spicy taste of dried ginger, and dried ginger relieves the sweet greasy feeling of longan. The combination of the two makes the taste sweet but not greasy. At the same time, the addition of walnuts enriches the taste and adds more fun to eating nuts. Long-term adherence to eating ginger, walnuts and longan is of great benefit to most people.

The important function of "making ginger" is to dispel cold and dampness, warm viscera and dredge meridians.

Cold-dampness constitution and impassability of meridians are common diseases of modern people. In hot summer, modern people stay in air-conditioned rooms all day to enjoy the cool, eat popsicles and drink ice water; Some people wear very little when the weather is very cold, which makes the cold enter the body. These improper behaviors lead to head swelling, headache, fever, chills, gastrointestinal problems and so on. Nowadays, many women have dysmenorrhea, which is caused by wet and cold body and impassable meridians.

Ginger plays an important role in "making ginger", and many TCM works have recorded the functions of ginger in warming yang and spleen and stomach. Eating ginger alone can dispel cold, relieve cold air from entering the body and warm the spleen. According to the classic compatibility of traditional Chinese medicine, perilla frutescens combined with ginger can expel cold from the body and relieve cold pain, indigestion, nausea and other symptoms caused by spleen and stomach deficiency and wind-cold. In addition, modern people are stressed and prone to stagnation, and perilla ginger also helps to dredge the spleen and relieve spleen stagnation. Longan "tonifies yang and qi, tonifies spleen and stomach", walnut kernel tonifies kidney and warms lung, and ginger also has the function of warming yang, which can supplement "innate" and "acquired" yang, warm viscera and relieve symptoms such as yang deficiency, chills, cold stomachache, cold limbs and menstrual abdominal pain. "Ling Shu Ben Cang" points out: "Those who are meridians, therefore, those who are active in qi and blood are mostly active in yin and yang, nourishing bones and muscles and benefiting joints." Qi and blood are the material basis of human life activities, and all tissues and organs in the whole body can only complete normal physiological functions if they are warmed by qi and blood. Meridian is the channel of qi and blood circulation in human body, which can transport nutrients to all tissues and organs of the whole body, nourish viscera and tissues, moisten bones and muscles and smooth joints. The compatibility of ginger, longan and walnut is also beneficial to the smooth flow of qi and blood, warming blood, breaking blood and nourishing heart. Only when the blood vessels are unblocked can you be healthy and maintain a good working and living condition.