The benefits and taboos of eating ginger for women

For some women, if their body is cold, they will experience cold hands and feet and dysmenorrhea. In fact, ginger can be of great help at this time. Generally speaking, ginger has the effect of dispelling cold. So, besides dispelling cold, what are the benefits and contraindications of eating ginger for women? In fact, we have already talked about the benefits, which is mainly the effect of dispelling cold. Now let’s take a look at the contraindications of ginger for women.

Benefits of eating ginger

Improves appetite

Eating ginger can stimulate the appetite and strengthen the spleen. Ginger can help stimulate the secretion of saliva, gastric juice and digestive juice, stimulate gastrointestinal motility and increase appetite. Especially in summer, when the weather is hot, the body's saliva and gastric juice secretion will decrease, and eating ginger can effectively stimulate appetite.

Heatstroke prevention and cooling

Eating ginger can help prevent heatstroke and reduce body temperature. The volatile oils such as gingerol, shogaol, citral, etc. contained in ginger can help the body sweat and cool down, thus helping to prevent heatstroke. In addition, gingerol, resin, etc. contained in ginger can also help to excite and refresh the mind.

Sterilization and detoxification

Eating ginger can help kill bacteria and detoxify. Certain ingredients in ginger can act like antibiotics. Eating ginger can help relieve symptoms of acute gastroenteritis caused by eating food contaminated by bacteria. In addition, gargling with ginger decoction can also help relieve oral inflammation, etc.

Prevent motion sickness

Eating ginger can help prevent motion sickness, and is effective for vomiting and dizziness. You can eat ginger about half an hour before getting on the bus, or you can hold ginger in your mouth while riding. Some people also apply ginger slices on the Neiguan acupoint to help prevent motion sickness.

Treating colds

Eating ginger can help treat colds. Especially for colds caused by wind and cold, decocting ginger slices in water or making soup can help increase blood circulation in the body, help dispel cold and fever, and eliminate the wind and cold in the body.

Disease prevention

Eating ginger can also prevent and treat diseases. For example, eating ginger can help lower the cholesterol content in the blood and reduce the occurrence of arteriosclerosis; eating ginger can also help eliminate free radicals in the body, prevent organ tissue damage, delay aging, and also enhance the body's resistance.

Disadvantages of eating ginger

Induce liver cancer

Ginger contains a certain amount of safrole. If you eat ginger excessively for a long time, it can easily increase the risk of liver cancer. In addition, if you still eat rotten ginger, it can easily cause the body to ingest toxins, affect the liver's detoxification function, and in severe cases lead to liver cancer.

Aggravate constipation

If you already have constipation, eating ginger can easily make your constipation worse. Constipation is mostly caused by intestinal heat. Ginger is a spicy and warm food that can cause the body to get inflamed and aggravate constipation.