Side effects of putting ginger slices in the belly button

Although ginger is a food ingredient, it has many other functions. For example, applying ginger to the face can remove facial spots. Drinking ginger honey water regularly has the effect of whitening and nourishing the skin. Holding some ginger slices in the mouth has a certain effect on treating and relieving colds. Placing ginger on the navel is a commonly used method of moxibustion, called ginger moxibustion. Ginger slices above the navel are very good at dispelling cold, relieving gastrointestinal inflammation, and achieving the effect of curing diseases.

Put ginger slices in your belly button

Precautions for ginger moxibustion

1. The ginger used for ginger moxibustion should be fresh old ginger, and it should be cut and used immediately. Do not use dried ginger or young ginger.

2. The thickness of the ginger slices should be determined according to the moxibustion area and the disease. If the face is a more sensitive area, the ginger slices can be cut thicker; if the patient is suffering from acute or painful diseases, the ginger slices can be cut thinner.

3. If the skin is accidentally burned during the moxibustion process, resulting in transparent and shiny blisters on the skin, care must be taken to prevent infection. The treatment method can refer to the scar-free moxibustion method.

4. After moxibustion, you should temporarily avoid wind, or cover it with a dry towel and rub it gently to close the sweat pores, avoid external evil, and facilitate recovery. If facial nerve paralysis is caused by moxibustion, you should talk less, not drink water, not eat, and rest quietly within one hour after the moxibustion to allow for a quick recovery.

The effect of ginger on the navel

Regulate intestinal function

Due to bad eating habits, such as frequent overeating, irregular meals, etc., intestinal disorders can cause enteritis. For such patients, you can chop the ginger and place it on the navel. Applying ginger to the navel can play a role in treating enteritis. In addition, if you have abdominal distension caused by eating too much, or you often suffer from constipation, or have a loss of appetite, these uncomfortable symptoms can also be improved by applying ginger to the navel.

Avoid motion sickness

Motion sickness or seasickness has always been a problem that troubles many people. Applying ginger on the navel can effectively prevent this phenomenon. It is not only more effective than taking medicine, but also does not have too many side effects.

Dispel the cold

In life, most women have a cold constitution. In winter, they are prone to cold hands and feet and are more afraid of cold than ordinary people. During the menstrual period, they often suffer from severe dysmenorrhea due to excessive coldness, and the symptoms of uterine cold are obvious... Ginger has a very good effect in dispelling coldness. People with these cold symptoms can use ginger to apply to the navel to dispel the coldness in the body, warm the uterus and dispel the cold, and increase body temperature.

In addition, abdominal pain, diarrhea, headache and other problems caused by cold can also be treated by applying ginger to the navel, and the effect is also very obvious.

Has anti-cancer effects

Curcumin contained in ginger is a substance with strong anti-cancer effects. It has a very good inhibitory effect on skin cancer and colorectal cancer induced by azoxymethane.