Lemongrass, lemon, and ginger are both familiar food spices and very good medicinal herbs to help prevent and treat diseases. But is combining these foods effective in preventing COVID-19 and can people with stomach pain use this remedy?

To strengthen resistance and prevent COVID-19, many people have passed on to each other remedies to prevent the disease. But is the truth about the disease prevention effect as rumored?

1. Medicinal effects of ginger, lemon, lemongrass

1.1 Ginger

Ginger contains 2 – 3% essential oil; 5% oleoresin; 3.7 starch and spicy substances such as zingeron, zingerol, sogal. According to Oriental medicine, ginger has medicinal effects in cases of colds, wind-cold, stuffy nose, headache, vomiting, stimulates digestion, detoxifies…

In addition, ginger has high antibacterial properties and is a food that increases resistance and is used by many people after recovering from illness. Ginger can reduce inflammation, relieve sore throat, relieve pain and slow down the process of cholesterol production.

Ginger can be used as a spice in cooking, or to make jam, ginger tea… However, ginger should be used in the morning to have good effects on health. Ginger should not be used in the evening because it can cause insomnia, especially for people with hot bodies or frequent insomnia.

1.2 Lemongrass

Ginger, lemon, and lemongrass are both food spices and medicinal herbs.

Lemongrass is also known as lemongrass, lemongrass, lemongrass leaves, and fragrant mao. It has a spicy taste and warm properties that help induce sweating, warm the stomach, aid digestion, relieve nausea, clear the airways, disinfect, disinfect, and eliminate phlegm. According to Oriental medicine, lemongrass has a spicy taste, a fragrant smell, and warm properties, and has the effect of detoxifying the body.

Lemongrass is extracted from many essential oils. The main component of lemongrass essential oil is citral. Lemongrass leaves contain 0.4-0.8% essential oil in a volatile form, and lemongrass stems contain 75-85% natural lemon scent and other special essences. Lemongrass roots contain 1-2% essential oil that is light yellow and has a lemon scent, the main components are citral (65-85%), geraniol (40%). Lemongrass can be used fresh, dried, or ground into powder.

Because lemongrass has a warm property that causes sweating, it is only suitable for treating diseases caused by cold. People with weak bodies and heat-related illnesses such as heatstroke or sunstroke should not drink or steam lemongrass.

1.3 Lemon

Lemons are rich in vitamin C and low in calories. A lemon has only about 20 calories and is nearly 90% water. Lemons are sour and cool, have the effect of clearing heat, preventing vomiting, disinfecting, brightening the eyes, treating coughs, promoting digestion, clearing the airways, reducing phlegm, digesting food, treating colds, headaches, etc.

However, people with unstable gastric and duodenal ulcers should limit their use. You can drink diluted fresh lemon juice, the acid content will also be greatly reduced, avoiding harm to the body.

Do not drink lemon juice before meals because it does not have the ability to burn calories to lose weight.

2. Should people with stomach ulcers use ginger, lemon, and lemongrass?

The remedy combining ginger, orange, lemon, and lemongrass is very familiar in traditional medicine, has the effect of keeping the body warm when it is cold, improving health, and increasing resistance during the changing seasons. However, users should consult a doctor about the time and dosage of use. Because it is a herbal medicine, it should only be used for a certain period of time as prescribed by the doctor, not too much, long-term use will have a negative impact on health.

People with stomach ulcers should not use this remedy because it not only increases pain but can also cause other disorders of the autonomic nervous system such as: sweating, diarrhea, increased intestinal motility.

Ginger, lemon and lemongrass juice helps increase resistance during the changing seasons.

3. How to make ginger, lemon, and lemongrass water to increase resistance

3.1. Ingredients

– 1 lemon
– 2 – 3 lemongrass stalks
– 50g ginger
– 20 – 40g rock sugar
– ¼ teaspoon salt

3.2. Preparation

Step 1: Peel off the old outer skin of the lemongrass, remove the green leaves on top, wash it, cut into 7 – 10cm pieces, then crush it. Wash the ginger, keep the skin, cut into 0.5cm slices, then crush it. Wash the lemon, squeeze out the juice (if you want it sour, you can add about half a lemon).

Step 2: Add about 1.5 – 2 liters of water to boil, add rock sugar, boil until the water boils, the rock sugar dissolves, then add lemongrass, boil for about 3 – 5 minutes, then add ginger, boil for another 1 – 2 minutes and turn off the stove. At this point, add the prepared small amount of salt and let it cool.

Step 3: Place the pot on the stove and cover for 30 minutes. Then, remove the residue in the pot and filter the water through a sieve again to remove small residues and let it cool.

Step 4: After the ginger and lemongrass water has cooled completely, add lemon juice. Note to adjust the taste of the water to your own taste. If you find it not sweet enough, you can add more sugar but be careful not to make it too sweet, eating too much sugar is not good. Ginger, lemon, and lemongrass water can be stored in the refrigerator for 2-3 days.