AMAZING HEALTH BENEFITS of GINGER

Ginger that gnarled root with the pleasantly pungent flavor is among the most used and best studied of all kitchen cures! Zingiber /Ginger is native to India as a digestive aid. Amazing Health Benefits of Ginger

 

 

 

The Pungent Healer – Ginger

HEALTH BENEFITS “Whole Body Protection”

• Relief for Migraines-An anti-inflammatory, ginger was traditionally used to treat headache and it seems to work. If you’re one who suffer from migraine headache, ginger may help keep the pain and nausea away. Ginger blocks substances that cause pain and inflammation in blood vessels in the brain. (you may want to try taking 1/3 teaspoon of fresh or powdered ginger is suggested by Danish researches)

Amazing Health Benefits of Ginger

• Aid for Arthritis – ginger produced relief in 55% of people with osteoarthritis and 74% of those with rheumatoid arthritis. Avoid ginger if you’re taking medication.

 

• Help for the Blood- Blood clots can be a good thing when you cut your finger platelets-components in blood that help it clot/stick the wound together so that it can heal. But these sticky platelets can also cling to artery walls or to each other- when that happens clots stop being beneficial and become something to worry about. Some people take aspirin, but gingerol in ginger has a chemical structure somewhat similar to that of aspirin, but without stomach upset often caused by aspirin -unless your stomach is sensitive to ginger or you eat too much of it. Don’t take if you are taking an anticoagulant.
• Take the stuffiness out of colds. Ginger blocks the body’s production of substances that contribute to bronchial constrictiol as well as fever. The gingerols in ginger also act as natural cough suppressant. (Gingerol a Substance With Powerful Medicinal Properties.)

 

 

• Lower Cholesterol -ginger reduces the absorption of cholesterol by the body and also promotes its excretion. Ginger also appears to help lower blood pressure.
• Reducing gas and improving digestion. If you’ve eaten a big meal that is likely to make you flatulent – drink a cup of ginger tea.
• Nausea For centuries, sailors have relied on ginger to keep them free of seasickness. For easy storage in your first-aid kit try candied or crystallized ginger. An hour before you go on board, eat two chunks – each about one inch square by one quarter inch thick. Then have one or two more every four hours as needed.

• Heartburn to make a heartburn easing tea, add 1 teaspoon of freshly grated ginger root to 1 cup of boiling water, steep for 10 minutes and drink.
• Consuming ginger may help improve digestion. Ginger is justifiable famous for settling stomach upset and improving digestion. You have three options: Eat a few pieces of candid ginger as needed or brew up a cup of ginger tea or take one 250 milligram capsules of ginger with meals.

 

• Soothe a Sore Throat. Pour the water over the ginger, then add the lemon juice and honey. Honey coats the throat and also has mild antibacterial properties.
• Bursitis and Tendinitis use a soothing ginger compress to help the hurt from the outside in. Chop 2 tablespoons of fresh ginger, drop it in 3 cups of hot water and let it steep for 20 minutes. Let it cool. Lay the cloth over your sore joint for 5 minutes Repeat 3-4 times a day. Ginger isn’t just for compress. Supplements of this natural anti-inflammatory can also help.

• Reducing inflammation
• Supporting cardiovascular health
• Lowering cancer risk
• Belching
• Relieve menstrual cramps

 

Amazing Health Benefits of Ginger

 HOW TO USE GINGER

Grating fresh ginger releases more of its potent juice than slicing or chopping. You can use garlic press. Don’t go ginger crazy to get healing benefits – less than an ounce a day will do!

Healing amount of other forms of ginger

• 1 inch slice of ginger root
• ½ inch slice of ginger root
• 1 or 2 pieces of crystallized, candied ginger
• 1 cup of ginger tea (made with a ginger tea bag or a half-teaspoon grated ginger root. Steep in a cup of hot water.
• 12 oz glass of natural ginger ale – not ginger flavoring.

Amazing Health Benefits of Ginger

• Ginger comes in a variety of form, including fresh, dried, crystallized and powdered. It’s best to use it fresh, because fresh ginger is more active than dried. Ground ginger root has a higher nutritional value than raw ginger root. Crystallized ginger is almost as good. Try to buy ginger grown in Africa or India.

 

GROWING GINGER

Ginger (closely related to the spices turmeric and cardamom)is a rhizome, not a root. A rhizome is an underground stem. (The ginger plant is an herb), a thick underground stem that sprouts roots and shoots.

 

Each ginger plant can grow up to three feet high and produce 2-5 sections of ginger, which can be harvested year-round. Ginger is hardy outdoors only in tropical and subtropical climates, (temperatures below 50 F can stunt it) but it can easily be grown in pots indoors.

First of all, purchase fresh ginger root at a food market in late winter, choosing fat tubers with numerous buds. Plant whole or break into pieces.

Soak in warm water overnight then plant about 2 inches deep in a rich humus rich compost.

Amazing Health Benefits of Ginger

Temperatures of 75 -85 F are needed to sprout the dormant tubers. Water lightly at first then more heavily as growth commences. Keep the plant dry during its winter dormancy.

 

Ginger prefers light shade, not hot direct sun.

If grown in a green-house it may bloom and produce an exotic and interesting flower that looks somewhat like a miniature pineapple.

 NOTES:

CAUTION and SIDE EFFECTS

• If you have a gallstones do not use the dried root or powder which may increase bile secretion.
• Do not use if you are pregnant.
• Do not use in cases of high fever, bleeding with inflammatory skin conditions or if ulcer are present.

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