Eating ginger does not have the effect of tonifying the kidneys. Ginger is pungent and warm in nature, and enters the lung, spleen and stomach meridians. It has the effects of sweating and relieving exterior (relieving evil qi from the surface of the body through sweating), warming and stopping vomiting (treating vomiting caused by stomach cold by warming the spleen and stomach), and detoxifying, but it does not have the effect of tonifying the kidneys. Ginger is mostly used for mild cold and flu, due to weak sweating effect, often used with ephedra, cinnamon sticks, etc., as an auxiliary medicine for sweating and relieving surface (relieving surface evil qi by sweating), which can enhance sweating power; it is used for vomiting caused by cold stomach, ginger can relieve fish and crab poison and the poison of raw half-summer and raw south star, and it is used for the mute and swollen tongue and numbness caused by half-summer and poison of south star, by decocting and drinking it. Ginger does not have the effect of tonifying the kidneys, and should be used with caution for those with a hot constitution, with adverse reactions such as sore throat and constipation. Taking any medicine should be under the guidance of a doctor, individuals should not blindly take medication, so as not to cause adverse consequences.