I. Nutritional components of radish and ginger
Radish is rich in carbohydrates and vitamins, especially vitamin C, which is 8 times higher than pear. World-famous? Small ginseng? Good name. In winter, human internal organs are hot and dry. Chinese medicine believes that radish is cool, clearing away heat and toxic materials, and eating radish can reduce stomach fire. Ginger not only contains gingerol, gingerol and other physiologically active substances, but also contains protein, polysaccharides, vitamins and various trace elements. It integrates nutrition, seasoning and health care, and has many health care functions such as dispelling cold, eliminating dampness, warming stomach and accelerating blood circulation. Although the weather is sultry in summer, the yin in the human body is heavier, so you should eat ginger soup that warms your stomach. Second, the benefits of eating ginger in summer
Heatstroke prevention: Ginger soup has the functions of refreshing, sweating and cooling, which can effectively relieve symptoms such as dizziness, palpitation and nausea in summer;
Increase appetite: In summer, due to the hot weather and other reasons, the saliva and gastric juice secreted by the human body will decrease, leading to a decrease in appetite. Gingerol in ginger can stimulate the secretion of saliva and gastric juice, thus accelerating gastrointestinal peristalsis, promoting digestion and stimulating appetite;
Sterilization and disinfection: The weather is hot in summer, and food is easy to breed bacteria and cause gastrointestinal diseases. Ginger can kill or inhibit bacteria, and gargling with Jiang Shui can also prevent bad breath and periodontitis;
Dispelling wind and cold: Being greedy in summer, staying in an air-conditioned room for a long time is easy to catch cold. If you don't sweat all the time, you will have symptoms such as headache, nausea, loss of appetite and diarrhea.
Shengyang: Eating ginger in summer morning has the best health care effect. The reason is that Jiang is best at promoting Yang Yang. Summer 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.
Third, the benefits of eating radish in winter
Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to the correspondence between man and nature, which changes with time and must conform to the climatic characteristics of the four seasons. ? Yang in spring and summer, Yin in autumn and winter? . The reason why autumn and winter mainly focus on harvesting and hiding is because of the cold climate. Similarly, the human body is the same. If there is fire in the body, it is not conducive to the accumulation of yang. Therefore, the method of nourishing yin, reducing fire and dredging collaterals should be used in winter health preservation. Eating radish in winter can play a role in health preservation, because radish has the effect of reducing fire and smoothing qi. Let's analyze it and see what kind of radish has this function. ?
1, white radish: digestion, phlegm and cough
Eating raw white radish can promote digestion, because its spicy ingredients can promote gastric juice secretion and regulate gastrointestinal function, so it can help digestion and eliminate phlegm. If you catch a cold because of food stagnation, eating white radish is the most suitable. I don't know if you have tried to cut white radish into thick slices and chew it in your mouth. Chew the white radish juice dry before swallowing the radish. Although it will be a little spicy to eat like this, if you can bear the taste and chew two or three tablets, the cough relieving effect will be immediate. In addition, boiled white radish can benefit qi and smooth qi, especially when stewed with pork and mutton.
? 2, green radish: Shugan diuretic?
Is Chinese medicine particular? Five colors into the five internal organs? Green enters the liver. Eating more fresh green vegetables is good for the liver. Middle-aged men have a big temper when they reach menopause. Usually, you should eat more green vegetables, such as green radish, which can reduce liver fire and soothe the liver and regulate qi. It is a good food for nourishing the liver. In addition, green radish can also induce diuresis under fire, and it is more suitable to prevent throat fire or gastrointestinal damp-heat in winter. ?
3, carrots: clearing heat and promoting diuresis
? Carrots are warm and enter the lung and stomach meridians. Has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting diuresis, removing blood stasis, invigorating stomach, promoting digestion, resolving phlegm, relieving cough, regulating qi, relaxing bowels, promoting fluid production, quenching thirst, invigorating middle energizer and tranquilizing mind. Carrots produced in Northeast China have a good effect of lowering blood pressure and blood fat, and have a good diuretic and detumescence effect, which can be eaten in all seasons. ?
4, carrots: nourishing the liver and improving eyesight?
Although carrots are also called radishes, the above three radishes are completely unrelated and belong to the genus Carrot in Umbelliferae. Carrots are sweet in taste and flat in nature, and have the functions of lowering qi, benefiting the chest and diaphragm, tonifying the middle energizer and calming the five internal organs. They are also suitable for dry and rough skin and can be eaten in all seasons. ? In view of the above points, in order to achieve the purpose of dietotherapy, white radish and green radish are the most reliable in winter.
This is the scientific truth of "eating radish in winter and ginger in summer". I hope I can help you.