A hospital in Germany has introduced "magic medicines" such as ginger and meteorite powder. What are the therapeutic effects of ginger?

While using novel coronavirus pneumonia, magical drugs such as ginger and meteorite powder are also used as adjuvants in the treatment of novel coronavirus pneumonia in Germany. According to a report from Focus Weekly on the 11th, many hospitals in Germany are promoting natural therapies and using these magical medicines to prevent and treat the new coronavirus, such as using ginger water-soaked cloths to hot compress the chest, or giving patients pills containing meteorite iron. According to the hospitals where the treatments are being carried out, these magical medicines can stabilize people's bodies and minds and strengthen their inner connection with the world. However, due to the lack of research and clinical trials, formal treatment of new coronavirus pneumonia is not recommended and can only be used as adjuvant treatment.

Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is the fresh rhizome of a perennial herbaceous plant (40-100cm tall) of the Zingiberaceae and Zingiberaceae families. Varieties: Weifang ginger, Shandong Changyi noodle ginger, Qingzhou bamboo root ginger, Shannong No. 1 ginger, Qingzhou small yellow ginger. Also known as Jianggen, Bailaiyun, Gouzhuangzhi, Yindixin, Yanliangxiaozi, fresh ginger, and fried ginger with honey. Ginger root (dry ginger), cork (ginger), and leaves (ginger leaf) can be used as medicine. Ginger is a fresh rhizome of the Zingiberaceae family. It is cultivated in most parts of my country, mainly in Sichuan, Guangdong, Shandong, Shaanxi and other places. Ginger is a common seasoning food. It can also be used to make pickles and snacks. Generally speaking, young ginger is used for pickles and snacks, while old ginger is more suitable for condiments and medicines.

Perennial herb, 50-100 cm tall. Rhizome fleshy, oblate spherical, transverse, branched, aromatic and pungent. The leaves are alternate, 2 rows, sessile, long sheathed, clasping stems, the leaves are linear-lanceolate, the apex is acuminate, the base is narrow, smooth and hairless, membranous, the flower stem is white, the rhizome is drawn out, the spike is oval, Tight, the bracts are ovate, the apex is hard-pointed, green-white, the back edge is yellow, the calyx is tubular, about 1 cm long, with 3 short teeth; the corolla is green and yellow, the tube is about 2 cm long, 3 lobes, lanceolate, ovary Hairless, 3-loculed, style solitary, held by anthers. Capsule has 3 segments. The seeds are black. Flowering period is from July to August. The fruiting period is from December to January next year. The roots can be used as medicine. In summer, dig out stems, leaves, and fibrous roots and clean the soil.

The annual average temperature in most counties in Guangxi is 18-19℃, the average temperature in July is 25.3℃, and the extreme high temperature is 39℃; the average temperature in January is 10.2℃, the extreme low temperature is -4℃; the annual frost-free period is more than 330 days. The annual rainfall is 900 to 1,300 mm, and the relative air humidity is about 80. Ginger is native to the forest edges of tropical evergreen rainforests and has developed the habit of adapting to slightly shady environments. It grows well in a micro-bud environment in spring and summer. It likes a warm and humid climate, not cold, and is afraid of moisture and direct sunlight. Avoid continuous cropping. It is advisable to choose sloping land for farming. The upper layer is thick, loose, fertile, well-drained sandy to heavy soil.