Literally, the scientific basis of "eating radish in winter and ginger in summer" is somewhat puzzling. Eating radishes in winter should be discouraged, saying "eat radishes in winter"; It's very hot in summer, and it's very hot in Jiang Ye, but they say "eat ginger in summer". This is because, in the cold winter, people's skin muscles contract to ensure the blood supply of the body. At this stage, people have less outdoor activities and more indoor activities. Most of them eat a lot of hot food, such as beef and mutton. This is easy to get angry and lead to indigestion. Radish has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, removing blood stasis, invigorating stomach, promoting digestion, resolving phlegm, relieving cough, regulating qi, relaxing bowels, promoting fluid production, quenching thirst, invigorating middle warmer, benefiting qi, and maintaining the health of five internal organs. Eating radish this season can help us digest.

The summer climate is hot, and the skin pores are mostly open for fever, so the yang in the body is not strong, and a large number of cold drinks of fruits and vegetables will damage the yang in the spleen and stomach, causing abdominal pain and diarrhea. Because ginger contains gingerol and volatile oil (such as gingerol, gingerol, gingerol, citral, etc. ), it often tastes fragrant and spicy. Ginger can stimulate the mouth and stomach and promote the secretion of digestive juice, so it has the effect of invigorating the stomach and promoting digestion. After eating ginger, it can promote blood circulation in the body and make the body warm, so it can sweat and dispel cold. Therefore, in hot summer, if you can eat some ginger, it will help warm your stomach and dispel cold, prevent diseases and protect your health.

Carrots are also called carrots in some places. Red meat and white carrots are completely different things. Although carrots are also called radishes, they have nothing to do with the above three radishes, and all belong to the genus Carrot in Umbelliferae. Carrots contain a lot of carotene, whose molecular structure is equivalent to 2 molecules of vitamin A. Through the action of enzymes, carrots can nourish the liver and improve eyesight.

Green radish, cool in nature, has the basic effect of white radish. Both of them belong to relatives, and they are cruciferous radishes, except that white radishes enter the lungs and green radishes enter the liver. Because white lung and green liver, green radish enters the liver to clear liver fire, and white radish clears lung heat, the two effects are similar. In view of the above points, in order to achieve the goal of healthy eating, the effect of choosing white radish and green radish in winter is the most reliable. If you like ginger and radish, they are very comfortable to eat. You can eat them in winter or summer. But don't expect them to prevent or cure diseases.