Ginger soaked in vinegar has the efficacy of dispersing stasis and eliminating stagnation, stopping bleeding, relieving cold from the surface of the body (removing the cold from the surface of the muscle), warming the body and stopping vomiting (warming the spleen and stomach to treat vomiting caused by gastric cold) and other effects, but it should not be used as a substitute for medication. If taken in excess, it may cause mouth and tongue sores, toothache, bleeding and other conditions of excessive heat.
Ginger is pungent in flavor and slightly warm in nature. It belongs to the lung, spleen and stomach meridians. It has the function of relieving cold, warming and stopping vomiting, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, and detoxifying fish and crab. It is used for wind-cold cold, stomach cold vomiting, cold phlegm cough, fish and crab poisoning. It is forbidden to be eaten by those who have excessive heat.
Vinegar is a kind of condiment, sour taste, sweet, warm. It belongs to liver and stomach meridian. It has the effect of dispersing blood stasis and eliminating stagnation, stopping bleeding, restraining roundworms and detoxifying. It is used for toothache, dryness, itching, peeling skin and acne.
Vinegar and ginger are both on the warm side, which may lead to the hazards of yang-sheng and yin-deficiency. They should not be taken by those with yang-sheng constitution or heat evil in the body, or they may lead to or aggravate the condition, with symptoms such as stomachache, mouth and tongue sores, toothache, sore throat, and so on.
If you feel unwell, please consult a doctor in time for treatment under his/her guidance, and do not take the medicine by yourself.