Ginger is widely used in TCM clinic. There are detailed records about ginger in ancient books, which can "promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis", "break blood stasis and resolve phlegm", "relieve depression and promote blood circulation", "soothe the liver and invigorate the spleen and promote blood circulation" and "break blood and remove blood stasis", which shows that ginger has the function of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Because of its pungent, dispersing and warm characteristics, it has been widely used in the prescriptions for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis for treating gynecological, internal medicine and orthopedic diseases in past dynasties. Modern pharmacological research and clinical experiments have proved that ginger and its effective components can reduce triacylglycerol and cholesterol and inhibit lipogenesis. It can also inhibit platelet aggregation, anticoagulation and thrombosis and prevent the occurrence and development of atherosclerosis.