Ginger is an essential ingredient in the global culinary culture and is regarded as a medicinal ingredient with health benefits. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners explained how to promote self-immunity and alleviate symptoms of COVID during the pandemic by using ginger.
When people talk about ginger, they are usually referring to fresh ginger. Fresh ginger is the rhizome of Zingiber officinale, which contains special ginger oil and gingerols. It is a low-calorie, high-dietary fiber, potassium-rich food with small amounts of water-soluble vitamins. In Chinese medicine, ginger is prepared into dried ginger, which is dried under the sun or at low temperatures. Ginger has been used medicinally for thousands of years. The medical benefits of dried ginger are described in the classic book of Chinese medicine, the “Classic of the Materia Medica.”…
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