Ginger soup We will cook ginger soup in winter or when we have a cold. Ginger soup has a certain effect in repelling cold. So why is it not recommended to add sugar to ginger soup? How to cook ginger soup to drive away cold? Let’s take a look below.
Why is it not recommended to add sugar to ginger soup?
Ginger soup has the function of improving cold constitution and enhancing resistance and immunity. It is a natural internal heat source and helps to restore physical strength. It is a relatively good cold-repelling food. There is a folk saying of "eat radish in winter and ginger in summer". However, ginger soup alone has a spicy taste and is not easy to swallow. People usually add some sugar to improve the taste of ginger soup. Ginger soup is hot in nature, while sugar is cold in nature. Mixing the two will reduce the medicinal properties of ginger soup. Especially for the treatment of colds and colds, adding white sugar to ginger soup may aggravate the condition of colds. It is recommended to use brown sugar. Mixing the two can enhance the effect. Prepare about 30 grams of brown sugar. Brown sugar can replenish blood, nourish the skin, and warm the body. Brown sugar is also very good for coughs. When the human body has a cold, the digestive capacity of the body is very weak. At this time, you can eat some brown sugar, which can also replenish qi and blood and enhance physical strength. ?
How to cook ginger soup to drive away cold
1. 1 piece of old ginger, washed, no need to peel, cut into pieces with a knife, or crushed with a knife , flattened. Ginger can be used as seasoning and is also a good food for health-preserving diet. Don’t throw away the ginger you usually use when cooking, eat it! 6 red dates, washed and set aside. Red dates have the function of promoting qi, activating and replenishing blood. When the body is cold and tired, eating some red dates can help the body recover its physical strength. Of course, the red dates can also be replaced with scallions, which are the white part of the scallions. The scallions have the effect of dissipating heat. ?
2. Put water in the pot, put the ginger and red dates in it, then bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer slowly for 3-4 minutes to let the spicy ingredients in the ginger Cook it out. ?
3. After it is almost cooked, pour in the prepared brown sugar and cook together for 1 minute. The ginger soup at this time will be sweet and spicy. All the flavor of ginger melts into the water. At this time, you can pour out the cooked ginger soup, drink it while it is hot, cover yourself with a quilt, and have a good sleep. Your body will soon sweat, and the cold air in your body will be discharged with sweat. The cold will be cured. ?
What should you pay attention to when using ginger?
1. Do not peel it. Some people like to peel ginger when eating it, but doing so will not bring out the full benefits of ginger. Wash the fresh ginger and cut it into shreds. ?
2. Those who suffer from yin deficiency and excessive fire, red eyes and internal heat, or those suffering from carbuncles, pneumonia, lung abscess, tuberculosis, gastric ulcer, cholecystitis, pyelonephritis, diabetes, and hemorrhoids, It is not advisable to consume ginger for a long time. ?
3. From the perspective of treatment, ginger brown sugar water is only suitable for patients with wind-cold cold or stomach cold or fever after being exposed to rain. It cannot be used for patients with summer-heat cold or wind-heat cold. Used to treat heatstroke. Taking fresh ginger juice can cure vomiting caused by cold, but it should not be used for other types of vomiting. ?
Is ginger soup useful for coughs?
It has a certain effect. Adding orange peel to the ginger soup will have a better effect. In the prescription, tangerine peel is pungent, bitter, warm in nature, and returns to the spleen and lung meridians. It can regulate qi and harmonize the middle, reduce qi and stop vomiting, dry dampness and resolve phlegm. The ancient book "Bo Zhai Bian" once recorded: "Orange peel widens the diaphragm, lowers Qi, eliminates phlegm and expels cold, and has special effects."
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