Ginger is not only an extremely important condiment in daily diet, but also an important Chinese herbal medicine. We usually say that "it is better to drink ginseng soup than to eat three slices of ginger in the morning", "eat radish in winter and ginger in summer without a doctor's prescription" and "eat ginger when the rice is not fragrant", all of which are talking about its health-care function and also point out the health-care function of ginger on the spleen and stomach.
It can be seen that the health care function of ginger is extraordinary. Ginger is divided into ginger and dried ginger, which are mostly used for seasoning. Dried ginger is a piece of ginger that is washed, sliced, dried in the sun or dried at low temperature. Chinese medicine believes that ginger is warm, mainly warming the stomach, and has a good anti-vomiting effect; Dried ginger is pungent and hot, and belongs to spleen, stomach, heart and lung. Fragrant, spicy and scattered, rising downward, you can stay while walking. It can warm and disperse cold and dampness, warm the lungs and resolve phlegm, and is one of the homologous products of medicine and food to enhance the function of spleen and stomach.
Therefore, people with stomach cold can make use of the characteristics of dried ginger to warm and dispel cold, and cook porridge and take it, and the dosage is 3 ~ 15g each time. In addition to licorice, ginseng and Schisandra chinensis, other spices such as cinnamon can be added, but the specific usage and dosage must be in accordance with the doctor's advice. In addition, it should be reminded that dried ginger is pungent and hot, and its hot air can moisten the five internal organs, so it is not suitable for use and abuse. At the same time, people with yin deficiency and internal heat and blood heat should avoid eating dried ginger.