Home-Style Dishes
Ginger Milk Custard (Jiang Zhi Zhuang Nai)
Traditionally warms the stomach and gently builds up the body
In short: Ginger Milk Custard (Jiang Zhi Zhuang Nai) is a home-style dishe that Traditionally warms the stomach and gently builds up the body. It is most often made for respiratory & lung wellness, digestive wellness, everyday balance. Total time about 25 min. Key ingredients: ginger.
Why people make this dessert
A community centre’s dessert instructor was suddenly away and the director asked Nourilo to cover a class, so he taught this simple, classic sweet: ginger milk custard. It is tasty and nourishing, and traditionally seen as especially good for those who feel weak and easily chilled. Ginger has long been called the “spleen-and-stomach helper” — it is said to warm the stomach, ease mild dizziness and nausea, and guard against colds, thanks to the gingerol it contains. Milk adds calcium, vitamin A and B vitamins, and quality protein. Together they are traditionally used to warm the middle, build up the body and support the complexion.
What studies say about the key ingredients
Traditional use is not the same as clinical proof. Here is the strongest human research we found for each ingredient, limitations included.
- Ginger
Overall, acute and delayed nausea and vomiting did not differ significantly between ginger and control groups. A subgroup taking 1 g/day or less for over four days had less acute vomiting (OR 0.30).Limitation: Clinical heterogeneity between trials required subgroup analyses, and the authors state that sufficiently large, high-quality RCTs are still needed.PubMed 36501010 · 3 more ginger studies
From the Nourilo Research Library. Findings come from specific doses, extracts and populations and may not apply to a home-cooked recipe.
Safety first — read before you cook
This is a traditional food, not a treatment. Please check with your doctor or pharmacist before making it a regular part of your diet if you:
- are pregnant or breastfeeding, or are cooking for a young child;
- take regular medicines — especially blood thinners, blood-pressure, diabetes or immune-suppressing drugs;
- have a kidney, liver or heart condition, or a known food allergy.
Stop eating it and seek advice if you notice an allergic reaction or feel unwell. Safety notes reviewed 8 October 2026 · How we write safety notes
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