Why do they all say, go to sleep, radish, get up, ginger?

There is a folk proverb: "Sleep, radish, get up, ginger, don't bother the doctor to prescribe." It means to eat ginger when you get up in the morning and radish when you sleep at night to keep healthy and not get sick. Thus, the health care effects of radish and ginger can not be ignored. Why do ginger and radish eat at different times of the day? This is determined by the nature of radish and ginger.

Go to sleep, radish

Radish is a common vegetable, especially in winter, and it is a common vegetable on people's table. Whether eaten raw or cooked, it is very delicious. Li Shizhen spoke highly of radish, which is the most beneficial vegetable, because its roots and leaves can be boiled, pickled, fermented, sugared and eaten.

Efficacy of radish: Chinese medicine believes that radish is spicy and cold; The cooked taste is sweet and the medicine is mild. Radish has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, invigorating stomach, promoting digestion, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, regulating qi, relaxing bowels, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, tonifying middle energizer and preventing viscera. Radish is rich in vitamin C, more than ordinary fruits. It is also rich in vitamins A and B, calcium, phosphorus and iron. Modern research also shows that radish contains amylase, which can promote the digestion of starch in food and prevent food stagnation and flatulence in gastrointestinal tract. In addition, radish also contains "interferon inducer", which can stimulate normal cells of human body to produce "interferon" to resist viruses and cancer cells; Lignin and spicy substances contained in it not only contribute to fat metabolism, reduce the accumulation of subcutaneous fat, but also promote macrophages to devour pathogenic bacteria, decompose carcinogenic ammonium nitrite and reduce the probability of cancer.

Why do you want to eat radishes at night? Because radishes are cool, reducing fire and clearing heat, reducing qi and promoting digestion, eating radishes after a hard day, moistening the throat and promoting digestion, and clearing the heat of deficiency and dryness are conducive to the improvement of sleep quality. Therefore, you can eat some radishes at night to help you sleep.

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Ginger is an indispensable condiment in our daily life. Whether it's steaming fish for cooking or seasoning, ginger is absolutely necessary for serving. Its spicy taste can not only remove fishy smell; It can also penetrate its own special flavor into dishes, making them delicious.

Efficacy of ginger: Chinese medicine believes that raw ginger is pungent and warm, which has the effects of dispelling cold, relieving exterior syndrome, stopping vomiting, warming lung and relieving cough. Ginger can treat common cold due to wind-cold, stomachache due to deficiency of spleen and stomach, vomiting and cough due to lung cold, etc. Modern research shows that ginger is rich in volatile oil, which can accelerate blood circulation. Gingerol in ginger has the functions of stimulating gastric juice secretion, exciting intestine and promoting digestion. When the human body performs normal metabolic physiological functions, it will produce a harmful substance-oxygen free radicals, which will promote cancer and aging. After gingerol in ginger enters the body, it can produce an antioxidant enzyme, which can deal with oxygen free radicals, even much stronger than vitamin E. Therefore, eating ginger can resist aging, and the elderly often eat it to get rid of "age spots".

Don't eat ginger at night: because raw ginger is warm, it can promote the growth of yang. When people get up in the morning, the gas in their stomachs needs to rise. Eating ginger can strengthen the spleen, warm the stomach and promote the rise of yang. At night, the qi of human body should be the convergence of yang and the exuberance of yin. Eating ginger at this time violates physiological laws and affects sleep. Therefore, eating too much ginger at night often leads to insomnia, so it is not advisable to eat ginger.