Is there any basis for the saying that "ginger is appetizing and garlic is poisonous"?

Ginger is pungent and warm, which is good at dispersing wind-cold, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, and can warm up and stop vomiting and detoxify. It is often used in clinic to treat exogenous wind-cold and stomach-cold vomiting, and its predecessor called it "the holy medicine for vomiting at home". Ginger-fried method is to take these characteristics of ginger and process the medicine with ginger juice as an auxiliary material to enhance the effect of eliminating phlegm and relieving cough, reducing adverse reactions and stopping vomiting, and reduce its toxic and side effects. For example, bamboo shavings are good at clearing heat and resolving phlegm, and the effect of reducing adverse reactions and stopping vomiting can be enhanced after ginger roasting; Magnolia Officinalis is spicy and irritating to the throat. The side effects of its irritation to the throat can be eliminated by ginger roasting, and the efficacy of soothing the stomach can be enhanced. Rhizoma Coptidis and Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens can alleviate its bitter and cold nature, and treat vomiting caused by stomach heat. If ginger juice prepared from dried ginger is used to process drugs, the processing effect of drugs will be affected. If the purpose of drug processing is not achieved, the efficacy of drugs with anti-nausea and anti-vomiting effects will not be enhanced.

According to the theory of Chinese medicine, ginger is a product that helps yang. Since ancient times, Chinese medicine has always said that "a man can't live without ginger for a hundred days". Su Shi, a poet in the Song Dynasty, described an 8-year-old monk in Jingci Temple, Qiantang, Hangzhou, with a childlike face. "He has convinced ginger for 4 years, so he is not old." Legend has it that the White Snake stole fairy grass to save Xu Xian. This fairy grass is ginger bud. Ginger is also called "rejuvenation grass", and ginger soup is also called "rejuvenation soup".

garlic, warm in nature and pungent in taste, can strengthen the stomach, sterilize and dispel cold. It is suitable for patients with lung diseases, and garlic is suitable for preventing diseases. Because of its remarkable broad-spectrum antibacterial effect, it has a preventive effect on respiratory infectious diseases in spring. Every 1g of fresh garlic contains 64-72g of water, 3.6-6.9g of protein and 22-3.3g of carbohydrate. Garlic also contains allicin, which has bactericidal effect. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that garlic is pungent and warm, and it can enter the spleen, stomach and lungs, warm the spleen and stomach, eliminate symptoms, detoxify and kill insects.

it can be seen that "ginger stimulates the appetite, garlic kills the poison" has a scientific reason.