Eating radish in winter and ginger in summer without a doctor’s prescription is a common saying that lacks scientific basis, so this view is incorrect. Winter eat radish summer eat ginger, do not bother the doctor to prescribe medicine, is a common saying of the people, whether it is effective lack of strong scientific evidence. Chinese medicine believes that radish has a strong qi function, can relieve cough and phlegm, in addition to dryness, cool and detoxification, and facilitates urination and defecation, so eating radish in the winter has certain benefits for the body. Ginger in the ginger can promote gastrointestinal congestion, enhance gastrointestinal peristalsis, promote the secretion of digestive juices, so that the digestive function to enhance the role of appetite. In addition, ginger also has the effect of detoxification and sterilization, expel wind and dispel cold. But simply eat radish and ginger can not cure, if there are symptoms of discomfort should be timely medical treatment, rather than listening to prescriptions, thus delaying the condition.