Ginger is known for its healing properties, specially with stomach and respiratory ailments. It is a pernenial rhizome that is light to reddish brown is color. Mostly grown in India, China and other tropical regions. For over 5000 years ginger has been used as a herbal medicine for all ailments. Drinking ginger juice everyday with a dash echinacea will give you the immunity boost you need specially in winter to ward off those colds and coughs.
Ginger plant has 30-100 cm tall stem or rhizome. Leaves are green in color and lance-shaped with 15-20 cm long. Ginger belongs to Zingiberaceae family. Ginger contains ingredient gingerol and volatile oils. Along with these it also has sesquiterpenoids and monoterpenoid in fewer quantities. Ginger eliminates waste in the body through sweating.
Ginger had got some good healing properties which can help with bacterial infections too. However it helps best when taken before the onset of the infection and will help during the infection in restricting it.
Ginger consumption helps in relaxing and helping digestion. Ginger is used for upset stomach, nausea, constipation, motion sickness and many more. Ginger is used as a spice in cooking. Due to its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti flatulence properties it is widely available in extracts, tinctures, tablets and oils. Ginger is used in preparation of tea. Recent studies found that ginger has anticancer activity.
Ginger is used to control nausea associated with vomiting during pregnancy which is called as morning sickness. So gingeris used to avoid morning sickness but prescribed doses are preferred.
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