Should you peel ginger before eating it? 5 tips to teach you how to eat ginger correctly for better health

Many people have doubts about whether ginger should be peeled before eating, and what to pay attention to when eating ginger. Today let's help clear up these questions~

3 major benefits of eating ginger

1. Removing dampness

Ginger can speed up blood circulation, dilate pores, promote sweating, and has a very good effect on removing dampness.

For people who stay indoors all winter without sweating, they should eat more ginger. Ginger can help release

internal heat

, keeping the internal and external heat in balance.

2. Improving appetite

Ginger contains some volatile oils and gingerol, which can promote the secretion of intestinal digestive juices and promote intestinal peristalsis, thereby improving appetite!

3. Relieving abdominal pain and stopping diarrhea

Ginger has an obvious detoxifying effect, especially for neutralizing the toxins of fish and crabs. It can help the fragile intestines drive away pathogens and prevent vomiting and diarrhea.

Seeing that ginger has so many practical benefits, don't you want to promote it from a supporting role to a starring role and taste what ginger is like?

But there is still one problem that has not been solved, and that is: should you peel ginger before eating it?

Should ginger be peeled before eating or not

In fact, ginger peel is by no means something dispensable. It itself is a traditional Chinese medicine. Whether to eat it peeled or with the peel depends on the specific situation.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that fresh ginger is pungent in taste and warm in nature, and has the effects of inducing sweating and releasing the exterior, stopping vomiting, and detoxifying; while ginger peel is pungent in taste and cool in nature, and has the effects of promoting water metabolism and reducing swelling. Therefore there is

"Keep the ginger peel and it is cool; remove the ginger peel and it is hot"

saying.

In this way,

the peel and flesh of a plant are a pair of yin and yang.

Once you understand this principle, you will naturally know when to eat it peeled and when to eat it with the peel.

Situations for peeling ginger

For people with weak spleen and stomach and cold constitution, it is best to peel ginger;

When eating cold-natured foods such as bitter melon, celery, and crab, it is best to eat ginger peeled, as it can balance the cold nature of crab;

When suffering from wind-cold common cold, drinking ginger brown sugar water can relieve it, and at this time it is best to peel the ginger;

When using ginger to prevent and treat discomfort such as vomiting and stomach pain caused by weak spleen and stomach with cold, the ginger peel should be removed.

Situations for not peeling ginger

Generally, when using ginger in cooking, it should be eaten with the peel, because this not only maintains the balance of ginger's medicinal properties, but also

can prevent internal heat

When there is edema, eat ginger without peeling it, because ginger peel has a water-promoting effect;

If there is constipation, bad breath, etc., it is best to use ginger peel alone.

Now that you understand when ginger peel should be removed and when it should not be, there is still another question: what should be paid attention to when eating ginger in summer?

5 things to pay attention to when eating ginger

1. Ginger is best eaten in the morning and at noon

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that heaven and humanity correspond to each other. When yang qi is vigorous during the day, one should be more active. Taking warm-tonic medicines can help yang qi rise and develop, and one can take in an appropriate amount of positive (warm-natured) foods, such as ginger.

At night, when yin qi gradually becomes vigorous, yang qi should be restrained. If too much warm-hot food or tonics are taken in at this time, it will affect sleep and affect the body's anabolism, which is harmful to the body.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, eating ginger during the day is beneficial, while eating ginger at night is not advisable.

2. Eating ginger is not a case of the more the better

People are prone to heat symptoms such as dry mouth, excessive thirst, sore throat, and excessive sweating. Fresh ginger is pungent and warm and belongs to hot-natured foods. According to the principle of "treat hot with cold," it should not be eaten in large amounts.

3. People with yin deficiency and hyperactive fire should not eat ginger for a long time

Anyone with yin deficiency and hyperactive fire, or suffering from pneumonia, lung abscess, pulmonary tuberculosis, gastric ulcer, cholecystitis, pyelonephritis, diabetes, hemorrhoids, as well as boils, prickly heat, and other conditions common in summer, should not eat ginger for a long time.

4. Ginger should not be used for summer-heat common cold or wind-heat common cold

From the perspective of treating disease, ginger brown sugar water is only suitable for wind-cold common cold or chills and fever after getting caught in the rain. It cannot be used for summer-heat common cold or wind-heat common cold, and even less can it be used to treat heatstroke.

Taking fresh ginger juice can deal with vomiting caused by cold, but it is not suitable for other types of vomiting.

5. Never eat rotten ginger

Rotten ginger produces a highly toxic organic compound, safrole, which can cause degeneration of liver cells and induce cancer.

Therefore, some people think that rotten ginger can still be eaten, saying "rotten ginger does not lose its flavor," but this is actually wrong.

Recommended delicious ways to eat ginger

1. Ginger tea

Ginger tea is made by taking a little tea leaves and a few slices of peeled ginger, boiling them in water, and drinking it after meals. It can induce sweating and release the exterior, warm the lungs and stop coughing, and has remarkable effects on influenza, typhoid, cough, and so on.

Ginger tea is actually also a beverage that foreigners like very much. Their method is a bit different from ours. Just put a section of fresh ginger into the tea when brewing, then add sugar and let it steep for more than 10 minutes, and it is ready.

2. Ginger + avocado

Ginger can be combined with many fruits and vegetables for juicing. Ginger and avocado are both ingredients containing anti-aging components, and they can be combined according to the taste and ratio you like.

3. Ginger + brown sugar

Ginger candy is generally made by simmering ginger and brown sugar, sweet with a spicy kick. It has the effects of removing dampness and dispelling cold, and is very suitable to eat in humid climates.

4. Ginger juice + goji berries

Drinking ginger soaked with goji berries can not only improve eyesight but also greatly help improve fine lines around the eyes. In addition, ginger soaked with goji berries can also improve liver function.

5. Ginger + pastries

Ginger cake was once presented as a tribute. After Empress Dowager Cixi tasted it, she praised it as jade cake, saying, "It has oil but is not greasy, has sugar but does no harm, is as clean as fat jade, and as soft as autumn clouds." It can be eaten directly or deep-fried, dry-steamed, or stirred with boiling water.

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