Ginger, turmeric, garlic, black pepper, cinnamon

Specialist Doctor 2 Huynh Tan Vu, lecturer of Traditional Medicine Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, said that the change of seasons is when the temperature changes, hot and cold, sunny and rainy, so people with weak immune systems are susceptible to illness.

Keep your body healthy by increasing physical activity to improve your physical condition. Eat a full range of nutrients and food groups to increase your resistance, especially foods rich in vitamins, green vegetables, fresh fruits or some warming spices such as ginger, garlic, turmeric, pepper, cinnamon, etc. According to Dr. Vu, spices are one of the natural medicines that help increase resistance that people have used and passed down for dozens of centuries.

Ginger

Ginger is a plant commonly used as a spice in cooking and as a medicinal herb. According to modern medicine, ginger has many effects on the respiratory, digestive, circulatory, musculoskeletal, and nervous systems, etc. It has strong anti-inflammatory properties and is very important for cardiovascular health. Therefore, using ginger helps prevent respiratory diseases.

The anti-inflammatory properties of ginger also help treat arthritis, rheumatism, gout and many other musculoskeletal problems. Ginger also helps reduce stress, anxiety, dizziness, and soothe headaches.

Bác sĩ chia sẻ 5 gia vị giúp tăng cường sức khỏe thời điểm giao mùa - Ảnh 1. — Ginger has powerful anti-inflammatory properties.

Cinnamon

Cinnamon is a warming spice. Its main components include cinnamaldehyde, a powerful polyphenol antioxidant with anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antiviral properties.

In particular, cinnamon contains higher antioxidant properties than both mint and ginger. Therefore, cinnamon is also an effective herbal medicine to strengthen the immune system, helping to prevent and reduce the symptoms of colds. According to traditional medicine, cinnamon has the effect of replenishing fire, restoring yang, warming the kidney and spleen, clearing blood vessels, and eliminating cold accumulation.

Garlic

Garlic is an indispensable spice in daily meals. "In garlic, there are 3 main active ingredients: allicin, liallyl sulfide and ajoene. Allicin is the strongest and most important active ingredient of garlic. Allicin is not naturally present in garlic. However, when sliced or crushed, the aliin present in garlic turns into allicin. Allicin is a very strong natural antibiotic," Dr. Vu analyzed.

Garlic and garlic products have many good uses such as anti-cancer, anti-atherosclerosis, antibacterial, antifungal...

Bác sĩ chia sẻ 5 gia vị giúp tăng cường sức khỏe thời điểm giao mùa - Ảnh 2. — Allicin in raw garlic when thinly sliced and crushed helps increase resistance.

Turmeric

Turmeric is widely grown in Vietnam as a spice and medicine. Turmeric root is the part used as a medicinal herb. The main ingredient of turmeric is curcumin, which has effective anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. In addition, curcumin is used to effectively relieve pain and osteoarthritis.

"Many studies have shown that using curcumin from turmeric has the ability to activate T cells and B cells, enhance the body's antibody response, thereby supporting a healthy immune system. Therefore, supplementing curcumin from turmeric helps create a solid wall to prevent flu and cold symptoms," Dr. Vu analyzed.

Black pepper

Pepper is a spice commonly used in cooking. Pepper contains substances such as essential oils, piperine and chanvixin, etc. Piperine is a substance with very strong antioxidant properties.

When entering the body, piperine has anti-inflammatory properties, prevents bacterial attacks and relieves pain, helping to fight infections in the respiratory and digestive tracts, reduce joint inflammation, and overcome dental problems such as tooth decay, gingivitis, etc. Thanks to its warming properties, it can prevent bloating and flatulence.

According to traditional medicine, pepper has the effect of eliminating phlegm, lowering gas, relieving pain, fighting bacteria, and eliminating cold.

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