How did the spice ginger, which has not been eliminated for more than two thousand years, be found to be edible?

Ginger is essential in daily life, and it is also a traditional medicinal and edible plant in Asia. Ginger can treat colds, prevent rheumatoid arthritis and reduce blood fat, and it can be found in many places. The most common is as a condiment, which appears in every meal. The first discovery that ginger can be eaten may have been discovered and recorded by Shennong when he tasted a hundred herbs.

Ginger can be said to be very precious in ancient times, comparable to gold, as once said in The Legend of Mu Tianzi. Legend has it that Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs all over the world, once fell into a coma after eating poisonous mushrooms by mistake, and when he woke up, he found a clump of grass beside him, pulled it out and put it in his mouth to chew. After a while, I felt sick in my stomach. After diarrhea, I recovered, my head didn't faint, and my eyes didn't spend. Shennong named this pointed leaf grass "Ginger", which means to bring back the dead. ?

It was said in The Analects that Confucius ate ginger every meal, but he didn't eat much at every meal. Confucius' 73-year-old longevity is inseparable from his healthy eating habits of eating ginger. At the same time, the potential of ginger was discovered. The best way to eat every meal, but not much, is to use it as a condiment. In this way, after being served on the table, as a seasoning, I unexpectedly found that ginger can make the food more delicious. Later, it was handed down and became a necessary condiment at home.

When Su Shi was in Hangzhou, he went to Jingci Temple to play. When he met the host, he found that the host was ruddy and ruddy. Su Shi asked for the method, and the host told him to slice the tender ginger with warm water every day and stick to it for a long time. Calling this "staying in the face and not getting old" shows the anti-aging effect of ginger. There are many records of ginger in history, which shows the importance of ginger to ancient people. As a medicinal material, it is more common in the field of traditional Chinese medicine.