What are the benefits of applying ginger to the knees?

I believe everyone is familiar with ginger. It is a very common condiment in people's daily life. When making many dishes, people will add some ginger to enhance the flavor. It also has many benefits to the human body and can effectively kill bacteria and detoxify, drive away cold and so on. Ginger also has other uses and can be used to apply to the knees. Applying ginger to the knees also has many benefits. Below we will introduce in detail the benefits of applying ginger to the knees.

Applying ginger to the knees is effective in treating joint swelling and pain. It is also very effective in preventing meridian blockage and blood stagnation. You can cut the ginger into powder and apply it to the knees.

There are three ways to treat knee pain with ginger

1. Apply ginger powder

1. Grind the washed ginger into fine powder.

2. Prepare a piece of gauze, place the minced ginger in it, and cover your knees with the gauze.

3. Wrap your knees with a large piece of plastic wrap.

Notice:

As the application time gets longer, you will gradually feel a burning sensation in your legs. You must persist at this time, generally half an hour is appropriate.

Elderly people generally do not need to do it every day. Generally, doing it every 2 or 3 days is the best effect.

2. Hot compress with ginger and pepper

Prepare the materials:

100g Sichuan peppercorns, 25 slices of fresh ginger, 25 stalks of green onion

Hot compress method:

1. Chop all the ingredients, mix them evenly and put them into a cloth bag.

2. Place the cloth medicine bag on the painful area of ​​the joint, place a hot water bottle on it, and apply hot compress for about 30 minutes.

Efficacy analysis:

Ginger is pungent and warm, and has the effect of dispelling cold and relieving pain;

Sichuan pepper is warm in nature and spicy in taste, and can dispel cold, remove dampness, and relieve pain;

The white part of scallion is spicy and warm in nature, and has a promoting effect. It contains volatile oils (allicin and diallyl sulfide), which can act as a medicine inducer and can induce the medicinal effects of ginger and Sichuan pepper to penetrate the skin and reach the joints.

In addition, the hot water in the hot water bottle can help open the pores of the skin and enhance the therapeutic effect.

Using this method, the joints will feel warm, which can quickly relieve joint pain and cold symptoms.

Note:

It is not suitable for people who are allergic to these foods or have red, swollen, hot and painful joints.

For best results, use at night before bed.

3. Moxibustion with ginger

1. Take a piece of ginger and cut it into slices about 0.3 cm thick, or the thickness of a one-yuan coin. The size is determined by the area of ​​the knee and the size of the moxa cone, and several holes are pierced in the middle with a toothpick.

2. Place the ginger pieces on your knees and light the moxa sticks.

3. The degree of redness is determined by the redness of the knee skin.

Efficacy analysis:

The penetration of heat from moxibustion through ginger is very strong. Moxibustion through ginger not only involves the heat of moxa, but also the effective ingredients of ginger, which has an excellent effect in dispelling cold.