Confucius was not only a great thinker, but also a health practitioner, and many of his articles mention “not to withdraw ginger food”, which is the secret of his longevity, and in that turbulent era, Confucius lived 73 years old, which is closely related to his consumption of ginger. In addition, the Song Dynasty “Dongpo Miscellaneous Records” in the account that an 80-year-old monk in Qiantang, Hangzhou, Jingci Temple, the face of a child, “said he had served ginger for 40 years, so not old cloud. Modern research has found that ginger contains ginger spice, which has a stomachic effect, can promote bile secretion, help digestion. Ginger is the Yang product, since ancient times there are “men can not be a hundred days without ginger”, ginger and accelerate the body’s metabolism, meridians, anti-aging effect. When the climate becomes cold, eat ginger can pass Yang to protect the cold, warm the spleen and stomach, prevent colds. When eating is not good, eating ginger can improve appetite and increase the amount of meals. Especially for patients with gastric ulcer, cold gastritis and enteritis, it is good to eat a little ginger regularly to improve the symptoms of nausea and vomiting. Ginger can be sliced or shredded, soaked in vinegar for 1 week and eat two or three slices every morning to warm the stomach and disperse cold, refresh the mind, promote blood circulation and prevent arteriosclerosis. Ginger is a dispersing medicine, vinegar has astringent effect, soak ginger in vinegar, vinegar can activate the blood and stop pain, prevent ginger from being too spicy and dispersing too much, eat after soaking, it is beneficial to health. The precautions of eating ginger 1, not more food Although ginger has Gu to protect the spleen and stomach, but not more food. Lu Lao said a few slices of ginger at a time is enough, and stomach and lower gas, increase appetite. However, eating too much will lead to stomach heat. The elderly can eat ginger if they cough with foamy white phlegm, but phlegm yellow, dry cough or no phlegm, do not eat. 2, the night does not eat As the saying goes, “eat ginger in the morning, like ginseng soup, eat ginger at night, more than arsenic”, a day, the best morning food ginger. People’s health should be in line with the four seasons, and nature’s sunrise, the human body Yang Qi rise in the morning, at this time to eat warm ginger, can help the body Yang Qi rise. In the evening, the natural Yang Qi convergence, the body’s Yang Qi has also converged, at this time, if over-eating ginger affects the Yang Qi convergence, is not conducive to the recovery of the body after exertion, harmful to health. Lu Lao said, of course, everything is not absolute, such as sweating and cold at night when walking, drink some ginger water, a sweat, the disease may be well. 3, autumn does not eat As the saying goes, “eat radish in winter and eat ginger in summer, without the doctor’s prescription”, this is a summary of the experience of the ancients, within a year, the best summer food ginger. This is in line with the natural health way, the summer of ginger, indeed, can play the role of winter and summer treatment. Lu Lao believes that autumn, everything is slaughtered, is the season of Yang Qi convergence, the body should not rise accordingly, at this time over-eating ginger can intensify the body’s water loss, dryness, fire, to the detriment of the body. In addition, yin deficiency fire, people with internal heat, that is, usually hot hands and feet, sweaty palms, love to drink water, often dry mouth, dry eyes, dry nose, dry skin, irritable, poor sleep, eat ginger will aggravate the symptoms of yin deficiency, so should not eat ginger for a long time. Patients suffering from carbuncles and sores, pneumonia, tuberculosis, cholecystitis, pyelonephritis, diabetes, hemorrhoids, should also not eat ginger.