HEALTH BENEFITS OF GINGER
Category: Newsworthy NotesArabic, Indian, and Asian healers, for thousands of years, prized ginger as food and medicine. This tropical plant was effectively used to relieve nausea and vomiting caused by illness and seasickness. Ginger is found in the same family as turmeric and cardamom. These healers used to say: “Ginger does good for a bad stomach.” Two or three cups full for breakfast will relieve indigestion Ginger is a multi-faceted remedy with six to ten healing effects above combating nausea and vomiting: It reduces pain and inflammation, making it valuable in managing arthritis and headaches.
It stimulates circulation and has a warming effect. Good for this time of year, it inhibits rhinovirus, which can cause the common cold It inhibits such bacteria as Salmonella and Trichomonas. It reduces gas and painful spasms in the intestinal tract. It may prevent stomach ulcers caused by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as aspirin and ibuprofen. You can take ginger in whatever form appeals to you.
Ginger is available in six forms: fresh, dried, pickled, preserved, crystallized (or candied), and powdered or ground. Its flavor is peppery and slightly sweet, with a pungent and spicy aroma. Ayurvedic medicine has praised ginger’s ability to boost the immune system long before recorded history. It believes that because ginger is so effective at warming the body, it can help break down the accumulation of toxins in your organs. It’s also known to cleanse the lymphatic system, our body’s sewage system.
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