■ 5 ways to use ginger 1. Ginger (ginger eaten raw) Wash the raw ginger thoroughly without removing the skin ○ Who should take it To prevent the common cold - influenza (virus) - shortness of breath - phlegm - cough The properties that produce a spicy and tangy taste are called gingerol and shogaol. Gingerol and shogaol have strong antioxidant effects - and enhance immunity. 2. Health (ginger dried with the peel) Ginger sliced ​​with the peel and dried in the sun ○ People who should take it: Good for blood clots - hyperlipidemia - cardiovascular disease - high blood pressure - diabetes - joint pain - muscle pain - inflammation, etc. - Lowers neutral fat, fatty substances, and active oxygen levels in the body, and purifies and cleanses the blood. 3. Baekgang (ginger dried with the peel) Peeled - sliced ​​- and dried in the sun without steaming ○ People who should take it: Chronic coldness of the non-gastrointestinal system - coldness of the stomach - chronic indigestion - indigestion - coldness of the whole body - coldness of the extremities - coldness of the large intestine Eliminates bad breath Always included in Ijunghwan - Socheongryongtang - Sayeoktang, which are medicinal ingredients for gastrointestinal diseases 4. Sukgang (ginger steamed and dried in a steamer) = Ginger with the best medicinal properties, peeled - sliced ​​- and steamed for 10 minutes. Dry in the sun. When ginger is steamed, the shogaol component increases 10-fold. ○ What is shogaol? - Gingerol, which represents the spicy taste of ginger. Shogaol (spicy and mild) calms the central nervous system, stimulates the gastric mucosa to increase gastric juice secretion - promotes digestion, and suppresses vomiting. ○ Who should take it: Patients with chronic cold lower abdomen - lack of yang - erectile dysfunction - cold uterus - cold large intestine - cold lower abdomen - frequent urination - enlarged prostate - cold hands and feet. 5. Pogang (roasted ginger) - black on the outside and yellowish on the inside. Ginger wrapped in Korean paper and grilled or charcoal-grilled - ginger that is black on the outside and golden on the inside - According to herbal medicine, 'ginger has a strong tendency to run - and pogang has a strong controlling function'. The role of preventing something from flowing out. ○ People who should take it: Premature ejaculation - erectile dysfunction - nocturnal emission - chronic diarrhea - cold colon - cold stool - ■ Caution about side effects 1. Those with a hot constitution should take peeled ginger - 2. Those with a cold constitution should take Suk-gang - Po-gang - Baekgang - Geongang 3. Those who will take ginger for a long time must take it with licorice. If taken for a long time, the energy can easily disperse. However, if taken with licorice, it helps to stabilize the scattered energy. 4. Ginger should be steamed or dried before taking. 5. Those with hyperacidity, reflux esophagitis, heartburn, and tonsillitis should not take it for a long time. 6. Those taking diabetes medications and those taking insulin injections may experience hypoglycemic shock if they take too much. 7. Those taking high blood pressure medications, aspirin, heparin, warfarin, and anti-inflammatory drugs should be careful about overdosing. 8. Those with febrile diseases such as allergies, dry skin, itching, tonsillitis, and chronic inflammation may worsen their illnesses if they take too much. 9. For hyperhidrosis, weakness, cardiopathy (heart palpitations due to anxiety), frequent urination, nocturia, and kidney failure, use Suk-gang or Po-gang. 10. Those with insomnia - overdosing can interfere with sleep.