Ginger, Latin name (Zingiber officinale) is a plant first used as a food, but also as a drug, for more than 3 000 years, mostly in Asia.
Ginger is today, because of its healing properties and soothing effects, increasingly grown in almost all over the world.
Qualitative types of ginger comes to us from Jamaica, China and Australia.
Ginger is otherwise a tropical perennial plant that looks like a reed height of about one meter. The root is fleshy and long about 2 decimeter and that is the main part of this plant, used a s a food or medicine.
Healing and important ingredients in ginger
Protein, dietary fiber and vegetable fat, gingerol, zingerone, enzymes, essential oils, vitamins ...
Application in food
Ginger is a common spice an often a part of candies, tea, liquor, as a spice in many sauces, rice dishes, meet dishes... In UK ginger, ginger bread is very popular...
Ginger as a remedy
It s used as fresh or dried ginger root. It is used also in the form of powder and the tinctures, oils and teas. It is an excellent combination with lemon, honey and garlic, when it becomes power energy, vitamin and anti-bacterial bomb! Its very common used for healing baths, tea, and it can be used for inhalation.
If you have a problem with its taste or smell, it may be better solution to use capsules or tablets made of ginger, that are available in pharmacies.
Curative ginger
The healing effect of ginger comes from its strong antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, sedative and antipyretic effects.
Is also considered to be an aphrodisiac and a good natural tranquilizer and accelerator of metabolism, and weight loss, and people offten recommends its use in the diet.
Caution
In some cases, the ginger is recommended for pregnant women for nausea, but before use, consult a dovtor. Also, consumption of more than 5 grams of ginger a day, can cause some side effects: nausea, heartburn, stomach pain or dizziness. Also, since ginger reduces blood clotting in people with bleeding (for whatever reason) We should limit its application.
That for ginger is recommended?
Anorexia, asthma, pain in spine, cardiovascular diseases, diseases of the mouth and respiratory organs such as bronchitis, colds and flu, headaches, loss of appetite, diabetes, tatvor, corns, cough, kidney stones, urinary tract infection, insomnia , bloating, high cholesterol, high temperature, stabilizing intestinal flora, stomach aches, stiff muscles, inflammation of the ovaries ...
