What are the benefits of boiling ginger water for drinking

Drinking boiled ginger water can help drive away cold and warm the stomach, alleviate cold symptoms, promote blood circulation, improve digestive function, and alleviate nausea and vomiting. Ginger contains active ingredients such as gingerol and volatile oil, which have auxiliary conditioning effects on various body discomforts.

1. Drive cold and warm the stomach

Ginger has a warm nature. Drinking ginger water can promote the dilation of capillaries on the body surface, accelerate blood circulation, and help dispel coldness in the body. Drinking it in winter or after catching a cold can prevent wind cold and colds, and also relieve abdominal pain and diarrhea caused by stomach cold. The components such as gingerol in ginger can stimulate the gastrointestinal mucosa and enhance blood circulation in the stomach.

2. Relieve Cold

Ginger water has an improvement effect on the initial symptoms of wind cold type cold, such as nasal congestion, headache, muscle soreness, etc. Ginger volatile oil can inhibit respiratory inflammation and dilute sputum. Drinking hot ginger water during a cold can induce sweating and relieve symptoms, but excessive consumption is not recommended for those with wind heat and cold accompanied by sore throat.

3. Promoting Circulation

Ginger contains gingerol, which has anti platelet aggregation properties. Moderate consumption of ginger water can improve microcirculation and alleviate symptoms of cold hands and feet. For joint stiffness and muscle fatigue caused by mild blood circulation disorders, ginger water can alleviate discomfort through its warming effect.

4. Improving digestion

Ginger water can stimulate saliva and gastric juice secretion. Drinking it before meals can enhance appetite, and drinking it after meals can help break down greasy food. Ginger water can alleviate symptoms of bloating and belching caused by functional dyspepsia by promoting smooth muscle peristalsis in the gastrointestinal tract, but should be avoided on an empty stomach during the acute phase of gastric ulcer.

5. antiemetic and gastric protection

6-gingerol and other components in ginger water can act on the digestive nervous system and inhibit the vomiting reflex. It has a relieving effect on nausea caused by morning sickness and motion sickness during pregnancy, and can also be consumed in moderation during the postoperative recovery period of gastrointestinal function. But severe vomiting requires medication treatment.

It is recommended to boil fresh ginger slices for 10-15 minutes and consume no more than 500 milliliters per day. Individuals with a constitution of yin deficiency and fire excess, who are currently taking anticoagulant drugs, or who have gastroesophageal reflux should control their drinking intake. Ginger water cannot replace medication for treatment. If you continue to feel uncomfortable, seek medical attention promptly. It can be matched with red dates and brown sugar to enhance the warming effect, but diabetes patients need to pay attention to sugar intake. Long term consumption is recommended to consult a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner for constitution differentiation.