The ancients said, "It is better to have soup than ginger in the morning;" The saying that eating ginger at night is better than arsenic is that eating ginger in the morning is beneficial and eating ginger at night is harmful. This statement is very consistent with the way of keeping in good health.

Chinese medicine believes that ginger can stop vomiting, relieve exterior syndrome and dispel cold. Modern pharmacological research shows that ginger also contains phytoncide, which is no less bactericidal than onion and garlic. Gingerol in ginger can stimulate gastric juice secretion and promote digestion; It also contains more volatile oil, which can inhibit the absorption of cholesterol by human body and prevent the accumulation of cholesterol in liver and serum.

So, why do you choose to eat ginger in the morning? In the morning, the gas in the stomach needs to rise. Eating ginger can strengthen the spleen and warm the stomach, paving the way for the digestion and absorption of food in a day. Moreover, the volatile oil in ginger can accelerate blood circulation, excite nerves and make the whole body warm. In winter morning, eating ginger properly can dispel cold and prevent colds. At night, the human body should have a convergence of yang and exuberant yin, so it is better to eat foods that clear away heat and help digestion, such as radishes. However, the pungent effect of ginger will affect people's normal rest at night. Eating pungent ginger at night is also easy to cause excessive internal heat, which will cause symptoms of "excessive internal heat" for a long time. It's a bit exaggerated to say it's like arsenic, but it's really bad for your health.

There are many ways to eat ginger in the morning, such as boiling ginger soup, pickling with sugar or frying in vegetables. Here, I especially recommend two ways to eat, and you can choose according to your needs. First, eat ginger slices in the morning: after getting up every morning, drink a cup of boiling water first, then peel ginger, cut it into thin slices, take 4-5 slices and scald them in a bowl filled with boiling water, then put ginger slices in your mouth 10-30 minutes, chew slowly, and don't swallow them all at once. Sticking to eating is good for preventing colds. Second, drink ginger and jujube soup. Take jujube 10 every morning, 5 slices of ginger and appropriate amount of brown sugar, and decoct soup instead of tea 1 time every day, especially suitable for friends with cold hands and feet in winter.

It should be noted that ginger is warm, and excessive consumption will hurt yin and help yang, and those with yin deficiency and excessive fire should not eat more. I especially remind everyone not to eat rotten ginger, which contains the toxic substance safrole, which can induce liver cancer and esophageal cancer.