In the hottest dog days of the year, it is not advisable to blindly pursue coolness. The correct way is to learn to heat with heat. In summer, the yang of the human body often floats on the body surface, and many people are greedy for cold drinks, so the spleen and stomach are mostly in a state of deficiency and cold. Ginger tastes pungent and warm, and has the functions of promoting blood circulation, dispelling cold, eliminating dampness and sweating. Eating ginger in dog days not only helps to dispel spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, but also has the effect of treating winter diseases in summer.

In addition, the following common small problems in summer, with a little ginger also has a good effect.

Preserved in vinegar due to loss of appetite

Ginger gingerol can stimulate the taste nerve of the tongue and the receptors on the gastric mucosa, promote gastrointestinal congestion and promote the secretion of digestive juice through nerve reflex, and play the role of appetizing, strengthening the spleen and promoting digestion.

Practice: Wash and dry ginger, slice it, sprinkle a little salt 12 hour, put it in a sealed container, and pour vinegar into the ginger slices. Seal with plastic wrap and bottle cap, and eat for more than 4 days. Take 1-3 tablets every day.

Gastrointestinal discomfort jujube rice tea

A major feature of ginger is to dispel cold. For people who have symptoms such as nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea after a cold, you can drink ginger jujube soup or ginger rice tea to relieve discomfort.

Ginger jujube tea practice: 3 pieces of ginger with skin and 6 pieces of jujube, boiled for 20 minutes. You can also put it directly in a cup, pour boiling water and cover the stew.

Ginger rice tea practice: Ginger and rice are mixed according to the ratio of 1: 2. Shred ginger, stir-fry for two minutes to remove water, then add rice and stir-fry for about 20 minutes until brown. Take 50 grams of finished product each time, add 500 ml of water and cook for about 10 minute.

Hot compress with ginger decoction for lumbago and shoulder pain

The air conditioner has been blown for a long time, and the shoulders and backs are vulnerable to diseases such as wind, cold and humidity. If the air conditioning temperature is too low, the elderly may suffer from scapulohumeral periarthritis. At this time, Jiang Shui is particularly effective.

Practice: burn some hot ginger soup, first add a little salt and vinegar to the hot ginger soup, then wring it out with a towel and apply it to the affected area several times to relieve the pain.

Brown sugar ginger soup for colds and colds

Often in an air-conditioned environment, it is easy to feel cold because of the large temperature difference between indoor and outdoor. If you can eat a few slices of ginger or drink a bowl of brown sugar ginger soup in time, it will help to drive away the cold.

Practice: ginger brown sugar water, take ginger with skin and cut into 5 pieces, put it in boiling water, add brown sugar after 3 minutes, and mix well to drink.

Hair loss ginger juice

When many people use ginger to grow hair, they choose to use ginger to wipe their scalp back and forth. Actually, this is a wrong operation. This kind of friction stimulation will hurt hair follicles and even have a negative effect on life.

Practice: peck down vertically with ginger slices, or apply ginger juice directly to your hair. Ginger juice is more concentrated than ginger slices and has better effect.

According to China Chinese Medicine News