Ginger has the effect of warming the lungs and transforming drinks (promoting the operation of stagnant fluid by warming the lungs), relieving the surface and dispersing cold (removing the cold from the surface of the muscles), etc. It does not have the effect of replenishing the spleen and stomach, so there is no such thing as eating ginger in the summer to replenish the spleen and stomach.
Ginger is both a common ingredient and a traditional Chinese medicine, which can be categorized into raw ginger and dried ginger when used in medicine.
Ginger has the effect of relieving cold, detoxifying, relieving cough and vomiting. It can be used to treat wind-cold flu, cold fever, nasal congestion, headache, cough and phlegm, gastric cold pain, vomiting, fish and crab poisoning.
Dried ginger has the effects of restoring yang, warming the middle and dispersing cold (dispersing cold by warming the spleen and stomach), and warming the lungs and resolving beverages. It can be used to treat cold limbs (cold limbs, even to the elbows and above the knees), cold-dampness paralysis, cold-drinking cough, cold pain in the stomach and abdomen (stomach and abdomen feel cold and painful), vomiting and diarrhea.
The adverse effects of dried ginger and ginger are not known. Dried ginger is contraindicated for people with yin deficiency and internal heat and blood heat, and ginger is contraindicated for people with yin deficiency and internal heat and heatiness. Feeling unwell, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time and standardize the use of medication under the guidance of a medical professional if needed.