Q&A Doctor: Who shouldn't drink ginger tea?

Readers ask

Hi Doctor! My family has many generations living together. Ginger tea is a familiar drink of the family every morning. Is this good for the health of all family members including children, the elderly (with high blood pressure) sir? Who should not drink ginger tea to avoid health risks? Thank you Doctor!

(Quynh Nhu – HCMC)

The doctor replied

To the question of who should not drink ginger tea from readers Quynh Nhu, Doctor Lai Ngoc Hien, currently working at the Department of Nutrition, Hospital of Traditional Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City specifically answered as follows:

Ginger has a long history of being used as a safe and effective food and medicine. Ginger’s scientific name is Zingiber officinale Rose, ginger family (Zingiberaceae). According to traditional medicine, ginger is spicy, warm, in the three meridians, spleen, and tastes, and has the effect of speech, welding, tempering, pepper talk, water, and detoxification. Today, scientists suggest that the Gingerols in ginger could be an effective and inexpensive alternative to traditional anti-nausea medications in people who are pregnant or undergoing chemotherapy and cannot take them. common drugs. Here is a brief overview of the health benefits of ginger:

• Helps rejuvenate the skin, relieve pain, anti-inflammatory, support the treatment of arthritis, rheumatism, gout and many other problems related to musculoskeletal.
• Helps relieve motion sickness dizziness, vomiting and cold sweats.
• Helps relieve menstrual pain if you take ginger at the beginning of your period
• Helps prevent cancer, mainly thanks to gingerol and shogaol ingredients.
• Protects against oxidative stress and inflammation, and increases cell viability against beta-amyloid (a protein closely related to Alzheimer’s disease causing toxicity in brain cells). In addition, ginger also helps reduce stress, anxiety, dizziness and improve headaches.
• Prevention of some dental diseases.
• The effect of stopping alcohol when drunk, promoting blood circulation
• Prevent and improve cough, shortness of breath, swelling sore throat, stuffy nose, runny nose, cold.
• Has the effect of neutralizing stomach acid, anti-reflux, soothing stomach pain. Besides, this herb also helps promote digestion, relieve heartburn, indigestion.
• Helps to support the treatment of MetS metabolic syndrome such as: type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia and weight loss, etc. and can be helpful with fatty liver condition.
• Consuming ginger in doses of 2–6 grams daily may help protect against cardiovascular disease and lower blood pressure.

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Instructions on how to make ginger tea

Ingredient:

– 4-6 slices of raw ginger, thinly peeled (for stronger ginger tea, add more slices)

– Juice from half a lemon

– 2 lemongrass plants

– Honey or sugar

– 400 – 500 ml of water

Doing:

First, you wash the ginger. Then, peel the ginger and slice it thinly. Lemongrass is peeled, washed and cut into pieces.

Pour 2 cups of water into the pot. Add the ginger slices (and lemongrass if you like) to the water and bring to a boil, then simmer for a few minutes, then turn off the heat.

Let the ginger juice cool down. Add lemon or lime juice and honey to enhance the tea flavor.

Ginger tea with the above preparation is considered a caffeine-free drink that can be enjoyed at any time of the day. But if you combine ginger with tea bags or green tea, it should only be used in the morning because tea contains caffeine.

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Who should not drink ginger tea?

Thus, you can drink ginger tea every day with the recommended amount above to ensure safety, effectiveness and health benefits. Doctors hope the article has helped you know who should not drink ginger tea and useful information about this drink! Best regards!