Eating carrots in winter and ginger in summer is understood by most people as eating carrots in winter and ginger in summer. In fact, proverbs adopt an ancient rhetorical device-intertextuality, which generally refers to the four seasons of winter and summer. Correct understanding, eating carrots and ginger in four seasons, there is no need for a doctor to prescribe.

It is common knowledge that ginger is hot and radish is cold. Proverbs mainly remind people to eat ginger in summer and radish in winter. In fact, this is a health care experience that is integrated with Chinese medicine.

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Because of the hot summer, people are prone to be greedy for cold and drink cold drinks. Eating too cold and blowing air conditioner too cold for too long can easily damage the yang of the spleen and stomach, which is manifested as aversion to cold, fatigue, abdominal pain and diarrhea, loss of appetite and sticky mouth.

Eating ginger in the morning has the best health care effect. The reason is that Jiang is best at promoting Yang Yang. Morning is the time when qi and blood flow into Yangming stomach meridian. Eating ginger at this time just produces stomach gas and promotes digestion. Moreover, ginger is pungent and warm, which can speed up blood flow and have a refreshing effect.

Many people know not to eat ginger at night. In fact, ginger should not be eaten not only at night, but also after noon. Don't eat ginger after noon, or you will easily hurt your lungs.

China people keep healthy and pay special attention to adapting to the weather. The yang in nature reaches its peak at noon. Prosperity will decline, Yin Qi will start to rise in the afternoon, and Yang Qi will start to converge. Ginger gives birth to yang, so it is naturally inappropriate to eat it in the afternoon.

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