There is no absolute contraindication to eating ginger and garlic in patients with histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, but both ginger and garlic are pungent and irritating foods and should therefore be avoided. Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, also known as subacute lymphadenitis, the cause of this disease is still unclear, the disease has a certain self-limiting. Patients should try to avoid spicy and irritating foods in their daily life. Ginger and garlic are both spicy and irritating foods, so they should be avoided. However, these foods can be heated and eaten appropriately as a condiment. For histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, patients should pay attention to a light diet in daily life, consume more foods high in protein, and try to avoid the intake of foods high in salt and oil. Patients in daily life can be appropriate exercise, improve immunity, is conducive to the recovery of histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis. Patients with histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis should consult a doctor promptly.