Why eat radish in winter and ginger in summer

"Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, and don't need doctors to prescribe Prescriptions" is a popular proverb for disease prevention and health care Doctor Wang Jincheng thinks that "eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, and do not need doctor's prescription" is for people with Yang deficiency or yin deficiency For those with Yang deficiency, eat ginger properly in summer, which can nourish Yang and make Yang Qi clear; for those with Yin deficiency, eat radish properly in winter, which can nourish deficiency and help Yin The author thinks that this saying is not appropriate: first, this proverb is not only for the people with Yang deficiency or yin deficiency, but also for the prevention and health care measures for all healthy people who are not ill; second, radish only has the functions of lower Qi wide in the middle, eliminating accumulation and leading stagnation, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, which seems to have no effect on Yin First of all, why do you eat ginger in summer In summer, the climate is hot In order to dissipate heat, the body's skin should be opened and let out Therefore, the body's Yang is not too strong If you eat fruits and fruits too cold, it will damage the spleen and stomach Yang, causing abdominal pain and diarrhea This may also be one of the reasons why Neijing advocates "nourishing yang in spring and summer" Therefore, if you can eat some ginger in hot summer, it will help warm your stomach, disperse cold, prevent diseases and protect your health According to modern research, ginger extract can stimulate gastric mucosa, cause reflexive excitation of vasomotor center and sympathetic nerve, promote blood circulation, stimulate gastric function, and achieve the functions of invigorating stomach, relieving pain, sweating and antipyretic The volatile oil of ginger can enhance the secretion of gastric juice and peristalsis of intestinal wall, so as to help digestion; the mixture of gingerene and gingerone separated from ginger has obvious anti vomiting effect There are many ways to eat ginger You can drink ginger soup, eat ginger porridge, put some shredded ginger when cooking hot oil, stewed meat, fried fish and ginger slices, and add some ginger powder when making dumpling filling It not only makes the taste delicious, but also appetizers and refreshes the spleen, which is helpful for gastrointestinal digestion and absorption Why eat radish in winter In winter, the climate is cold, but because the doors and windows are closed tightly, in addition to heating and air conditioning, if the doors and windows are closed tightly in the whole winter, the indoor air is not only hot but also turbid, which is easy to get sick Therefore, even in the cold winter, we should open a window and ventilate it properly every day to benefit our health So is our organism It is freezing in winter, and the skin texture of human body is in contraction state Therefore, the body Yang Qi is relatively high At the same time, because people's outdoor activities are reduced, the chance of sweating and heat dissipation is reduced, and they often eat a lot of hot food such as mutton because of cold, so it is easy to produce internal heat, dyspepsia and stagnation of Qi At this time, if we eat some cool radish, not only can dissipate the internal heat, but also under the gas wide in, eliminate the accumulation and guide the stagnation and so on There are many kinds of radishes, such as white radish, carrot, green radish, etc., but the common folk name of yellow radish (carrot) is not listed here In modern research, radish is rich in lignin, which can significantly inhibit tumor growth and increase macrophage activity when fed to mice Radish contains mustard oil and a large number of crude fibers, which can promote intestinal peristalsis, prevent constipation, reduce the self detoxification of toxins in the large intestine, and help prevent colorectal cancer Radish is rich in vitamin A and C In addition, it contains glucoamylase, which is conducive to the decomposition of carcinogenic nitrosamine To sum up, the saying "eat radish in winter and ginger in summer" embodies the wisdom of the ancients to adjust the body function by using food, and also embodies the spirit of "treating diseases before they become ill" in traditional Chinese medicine It's worth noting that "eating radish in winter and ginger in summer" should be moderate, not be eaten every day.