Ginger candy is a mixture of brown sugar and ginger juice extracted from ginger. Ginger sugar is mainly used for dispersing cold and relieving symptoms, activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and warming the stomach and stopping vomiting (treating vomiting caused by stomach cold by warming the spleen and stomach).
1. Dispersing cold and relieving symptoms: Ginger candy is warm and pungent in nature, so for people with nasal congestion and headache caused by cold and flu, eating some ginger candy in moderation has the effect of dispersing cold and relieving symptoms.
2. Invigorate blood circulation and dissipate blood stasis: If a woman in labor has excessive menstrual flow or leakage, she can eat some ginger candies in moderation, which can invigorate blood circulation and dissipate blood stasis.
3. Warming and stopping vomiting: For those who suffer from nausea and abdominal pain due to weakness of the spleen and stomach, moderate consumption of ginger candy can promote food digestion and stop vomiting by lowering the rebelliousness of the stomach and preventing vomiting.
Ginger candy is suitable for people with deficiency cold constitution, deficiency cold in the middle jiao, and cold-damp constitution. It is not suitable for people with solid heat constitution. Ginger candy should not be consumed in excess. Too much ginger candy may lead to mouth and tongue sores and other manifestations of fire-heat syndrome.
If you need to take ginger candies, it is recommended to consult a medical professional and follow the doctor’s instructions.