In winter, people have strong digestive ability and are suitable for tonic. However, if the strength of tonic exceeds the ability of digestion, it will produce hot phlegm, especially at night when digestion is weak, which is easy to produce phlegm heat. Instead, we should eat something that can reduce phlegm and cool the diaphragm. It is best to eat radish in winter, because radish has nourishing effect, and ginger in summer, because summer is hot and people are prone to cold and dampness, and ginger can play a role in dispelling cold and dampness. Radish belongs to Cruciferae, and its family members include cherry radish, carrot, white radish and green radish. The radish mentioned in the proverb "eat radish in winter and ginger in summer" is a common white radish, which has the effects of clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, regulating qi and promoting digestion. Regular consumption can better prevent colds, coughs and food accumulation.

Winter is the coldest season of the year. In order to keep warm, many people will close the doors and windows at home and use heat preservation measures such as heating and air conditioning. In this closed environment, it is easy to be hot and dry, and the air is not fresh, so the toxins in the human body will accumulate excessively. Eating some white radish at this time can remove toxins from the body. Has the effects of promoting digestion, resolving phlegm, lowering qi, invigorating stomach, promoting digestion, regulating qi and removing toxic substances, clearing away heat and cooling blood, stopping bleeding, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling; Can be used for treating dyspepsia, aphonia, cough and asthma, dyspepsia, qi stagnation, chest distress and abdominal distension, constipation, hematemesis, nosebleed, thirst quenching, dysentery, and headache. Stew white radish and mutton together, that is, mutton can warm the stomach and replenish blood, which is also good for the liver, and the heat of mutton is neutralized by the cool effect of white radish to avoid the trouble of getting angry and producing phlegm.

Radish is rich in glucose, vitamin C, amylase, crude fiber and inorganic salts, as well as 10 and many other nutrients. These ingredients are rich in glucoamylase, which can decompose starch and fat in food and make it fully absorbed by human body. . In winter, people are used to tonic, relatively less activity, and phlegm heat is easy to appear in the body. At this time, eating radish has the functions of clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, resolving food stagnation and eliminating abdominal distension. In a word, "eating radish in winter and ginger in summer" is a simple and effective health care coup.