1, ginger can cause cancer in two ways.
1, eat more ginger
Ginger contains safrole, which can cause cancer if eaten more.
Ginger not only contains common nutrients such as sugar, protein, amino acids, vitamins and minerals, but also contains many special nutrients, such as plant antibiotics with bactericidal effect, volatile oil with cholesterol absorption inhibition, gingerol with antioxidant effect, etc. However, it is worth noting that in addition to the above-mentioned nutritional elements that contribute to human health, ginger also contains an ingredient called safrole.
As a food additive, safrole is a colorless or yellowish liquid with the smell of camphor wood. It naturally exists in ginger, fennel, star anise, cinnamon, pepper and other spices, and has low toxicity and can cause cancer to some extent. Therefore, excessive consumption of ginger may increase the incidence of cancer, especially liver cancer. Studies by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) show that safrole can cause liver cancer. Adding 0.04%~ 1% safrole 150 days to 2 years in mouse feed can induce liver cancer in mice. If safrole meets oxidant in the body, it will produce epoxy safrole with stronger carcinogenic activity, which will greatly increase the possibility of human liver cancer. Therefore, in the usual cooking process, we must use ginger moderately to avoid unlimited use.
How to neutralize the harm of safrole to human body after excessive consumption of ginger? The best way is to eat fruits and vegetables. Fresh fruits and vegetables can effectively inhibit the combination of safrole and oxidant, thus reducing the probability of safrole transforming into epoxy safrole, thus reducing the carcinogenic effect of safrole. So everyone must eat more fruits and vegetables after eating ginger.
Step 2 eat rotten ginger
Rotten ginger can produce toxins and cause cancer.
In life, many people think that "rotten ginger is not bad." Even if ginger is rotten, it will be cut and reused. In fact, this is a very dangerous practice, which may cause cancer in the long run. Rotten ginger can also produce toxins, even if it is removed, it will still cause cancer, and even lead to esophageal cancer and liver cancer in severe cases. Therefore, once the ginger is rotten, don't be reluctant to throw it away. We must put an end to eating rotten ginger.
2. Ginger's health and healthy diet
First, leave the skin.
Friends who have had cooking experience will definitely have this experience, that is, they will peel when seasoning with ginger. In fact, this will greatly reduce the nutritional value of ginger. In fact, the performance of ginger skin and ginger meat is completely different, one is cold and the other is warm. It has been recorded in the Compendium of Medical Forests that "ginger skin is pungent and cold", and the theory of traditional Chinese medicine also says to keep ginger skin cool and remove ginger skin heat. So when eating ginger, try to leave the skin behind, so as to give full play to the nutritional value of ginger.
Second, don't eat when you are angry.
Everyone knows that you can't eat ginger when you get angry, but many friends with yin deficiency and strong fire don't know you can't eat ginger. Ginger is warm, the weather is hot, and the body gets angry, so it is not suitable for eating ginger.
3. Analysis of nutritional efficacy of ginger.
1, anti-oxidation, tumor inhibition
The structures of gingerol and diphenylheptane compounds contained in ginger have strong antioxidant and free radical scavenging effects. Inhibitory effect on tumor; Eating ginger can resist aging, and the elderly often eat ginger to get rid of "age spots".
2, appetizing spleen, promote appetite
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. This is what people often say: "eat radish in winter and ginger in summer" and "eat ginger if the rice is not fragrant".
Fried rice with appetizing turmeric
The higher the temperature, is your appetite inversely proportional? Then, try turmeric fried rice to make your index finger move. This simple and delicious fried rice can make you eat one bite after another.
Ingredients: two bowls of rice, green beans, diced carrots, diced mushrooms, diced auricularia, diced green peppers and diced red peppers, 2 tablespoons each, half a tablespoon of Jiang Mo, turmeric powder 1 teaspoon, soy sauce 1 teaspoon, and a little salt.
Practice: put a proper amount of oil in a hot pot, stir-fry all vegetables, add soy sauce and a little salt; Add white rice, stir-fry over medium heat until the rice grains are clear, then stir-fry turmeric powder until uniform, and turn off the heat to taste.
Tip: turmeric powder can be bought in the supermarket. If it is not available for the time being, curry powder can also be used instead.
3, sterilization and detoxification
Scientific research has found that ginger can play the role of some antibiotics, especially for salmonella.
In hot summer, Sanqing tea, a kind of food in official website, is easy to be 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 inhibitory effect on skin fungi in private parts of primipara and obvious killing effect on trichomonas, and can be used to treat various carbuncle, swelling and sores.
In addition, Jiang Shui gargle can be used to treat halitosis and periodontitis.
4, anti-carsickness, stop nausea and vomiting
Refers to the "dyskinesia syndrome" caused by some sports.
Studies have proved that the effective rate of ginger dry powder on motion sickness symptoms such as headache, dizziness, nausea and vomiting is 90%, and the drug effect can last for more than 4 hours.
People eat ginger to prevent carsickness and seasickness, or paste Neiguan point, which has obvious effect, so it is known as "the holy medicine of vomiting family"
5. Promote blood circulation and dispel cold.
Because catch a cold, cause a cold, drink some ginger soup, can increase blood circulation, make the whole body fever, help to expel the cold in the body.
6. Reduce the occurrence of arteriosclerosis.
Studies have shown that ginger extract can block platelet aggregation, reduce serum cholesterol, triglyceride and low density lipoprotein, and reduce the occurrence of arteriosclerosis.
Conclusion: Everyone is familiar with the edible value and nutritional value of ginger, but there are too many. Although ginger is good, it will be like arsenic if eaten incorrectly, and it will cause cancer if eaten too much or rotted. Therefore, in daily life, don't misunderstand the healthy argument of "eating ginger in summer", blindly eat more ginger, and be sure to eat it in moderation.
4. Skills of selecting ginger
1. See the surface
The surface of high-quality ginger need not be too clean, or it may be a little soil, and the surface is relatively flat.
See the feeling
High-quality ginger is very firm to pinch, not very soft and crisp.
Smell
Inferior ginger smells of sulfur and can't be bought.
4. The difference between tender ginger and old ginger
Tender ginger:
Tender ginger generally refers to fresh ginger with tender buds. Ginger has tender meat, more water and less fiber, and its color is white and spicy. Tender ginger tastes crisp and tender, and can generally be used for cooking and pickling into foods such as sugar ginger. For example, shredded beef with ginger is tender and smooth, and the light spicy taste of tender ginger is just right.
Ginger:
The appearance of old ginger is khaki, and its skin is rougher than that of tender ginger, with lines and spicy taste, which is generally used as seasoning. Ginger is more suitable for soup and stew. Ginger has high medicinal value. If you prevent colds, you must use ginger, which is why it is said that "ginger is still old and spicy".