(1) Ginger tastes pungent and warm, and contains volatile oil, gingerol, resin and starch. Ginger can enhance and accelerate blood circulation, stimulate the secretion of gastric juice, excite the stomach, promote digestion, and have antibacterial effect.
(2) Ginger is divided into ginger, dried ginger and soaked ginger. Ginger: pungent and warm, relieving exterior syndrome and dispelling cold, and stopping vomiting by warming. Dried ginger: pungent, hot, warm in the middle to dispel cold, return to the yang and pass the pulse. All enter the lung, stomach and spleen meridians. Soaking ginger: removing blood stasis and stopping bleeding. Volatile oil can promote blood circulation and perspiration. Ginger spicy can promote gastric juice secretion and intestinal peristalsis, help digestion, and can cause dry mouth and sore throat when used in large quantities.
(3) At night, the human body should have the convergence of yang and the excess of yin, so you should eat more foods that clear away heat and help digestion, which is more conducive to rest at night. For example, radish is a good choice. 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.
(4) The only disadvantage of ginger is that it will cause liver fire if eaten frequently, so under normal circumstances, patients with hepatitis should avoid eating, and patients with dry mouth, constipation and hemorrhoids should also eat less.