Fire is a folk saying, in Chinese medicine, fire refers to internal heat, in general, if the correct consumption of ginger, usually does not cause internal heat, but if a large number of long-term consumption of ginger, it is possible to trigger internal heat.
Whether eating ginger will cause internal heat, with the consumption method and personal constitution is closely related, ginger is slightly warm, spicy flavor, easy to help the fire hurt Yin, in general, if the patient can strictly in accordance with the provisions of the doctor to correctly use the medication, usually does not cause internal heat. However, if the patient consumes a lot of ginger, it may cause internal heat.
In addition, if the patient himself is a Yin deficiency, damp and hot body, consumption of spicy ginger is very easy to help the fire hurt Yin, aggravate internal heat.
Ginger can be used clinically with ginseng, atractylodes, jujube, ephedra and other traditional Chinese medicines, which are effective in treating cold spleen and stomach, wind-cold cold (mild), stomach cold and vomiting, and coughing with wind-cold invading the lungs. It should not be used by people with heatiness or internal heat of yin deficiency.
In order to reduce the symptoms of internal heat after consuming ginger, patients need to strictly follow the doctor’s instructions to use the medicine, do not take the medicine on their own, so as not to use the wrong medication to cause damage to the organism.