In one sentence: Health preservation: Keep ginger at home, and you will not panic if you get sick.

Ginger, "is pungent and hot, dissipates wind and cold, warms the body, removes phlegm and dampness, relieves vomiting and pain, reduces swelling, and kills birds, beasts, scales, and filthy evil poisons. It can be pickled in sauce or pickled with sugar." "Ailments at home are mostly caused by low air conditioning temperatures, a craving for raw and cold fruits and cold drinks, etc. Common respiratory and gastrointestinal discomforts include headaches, stuffy nose, abdominal pain and diarrhea. The nature, taste and effects of ginger are just the right medicine for the above-mentioned discomforts at the beginning.

Today’s recommendation - Perilla, mint and ginger tea

Ingredients:

3 grams of perilla, 3 grams of mint, 3 slices of ginger, and appropriate amount of brown sugar.

Method:

1. Wash the ingredients, add appropriate amount of water to the pot, and add perilla, mint, and ginger.

2. After boiling, add brown sugar and melt, cover the pot and simmer for 2 minutes.

Expert comments:

In the hot summer, fruits and vegetables are on the market one after another. People often eat them raw or after cooling them to cool down and replenish moisture. For people with weak spleen and stomach and food addicts, this can easily induce respiratory and gastrointestinal discomfort. There is such a popular health-preserving “herbal tea”! Mint is pungent and cool in nature, and can dissipate wind-heat and clear the throat; perilla is pungent and warm in nature, can dispel cold, aromatic and reduce dampness; ginger can dispel cold, relieve the surface, warm the stomach, and season with brown sugar. This tea has the effect of relieving surface dampness, warming the stomach and calming the heart. It can relieve the initial onset of respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases such as nasal congestion, runny nose, throat discomfort, abdominal pain, diarrhea, fatigue and fatigue. It is especially suitable for people with weak and cold constitutions to take it in summer. It can also be consumed by the public.

Tips:

Choose fresh products for better results, and you can also drink them in a thermos cup.

Physician on duty in this issue:

Guan Huahua: Member of the expert team of "One Meal a Day", attending physician, studied under Professor Yang Zhimin and Professor Li Saimei, good at using classic prescriptions and various Intervention methods differentiate and treat various miscellaneous diseases, sub-health conditions, etc.

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Author Yan Huifang; Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Source Southern Newspaper Media Group Southern Client One Meal a Day