Ginger should be the main ingredient in your kitchen. Reserve a whole cabinet and fill it with this plant given to us right from the Garden of Eden. True, ginger has been known as so for its multiple health benefits.
But before reviewing its benefits, lets learn how to use it.
As a growing up, nothing is better than a green tea and ginger for a morning start.
When your child is down with a cold, give him ginger. But most our children refuse to drink ginger tea, so what to do?
- Boil a 50 g fresh whole piece of ginger, peeled, in water. Allow it to cool and mix it with their milk or mix it with fresh orange juice. A child will hardly notice, or not notice at all the presence of the ginger and it will help him a lot.
- Add grated ginger to all your soups.
Why is ginger so important?
Cold and Flu Prevention and Treatment
Ginger has long been used as a natural treatment for colds and the flu.
Many people also find ginger to be helpful in the case of stomach flus
or food poisoning, which is not surprising given the positive effects
ginger has upon the digestive tract.
Reduces Pain and Inflammation
One study showed that ginger has anti-inflammatory properties and is a powerful natural painkiller.
Heartburn Relief
Ginger has long been used as a natural heartburn remedy. It is most often taken in the form of tea for this purpose.
Menstrual Cramp Relief
In Chinese medicine, ginger tea with brown sugar is used in the treatment of menstrual cramps.
Ovarian Cancer Treatment
Ginger may be powerful weapon in the treatment of ovarian cancer. A
study conducted at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer
Center found that ginger powder induces cell death in all ovarian cancer
cells to which it was applied.
Colon Cancer Prevention
A study at the University of Minnesota found that ginger may slow the growth of colon-rectal cancer cells.
Morning Sickness
A review of several studies has concluded that ginger is just as effective as vitamin B6 in the treatment of morning sickness.
Motion Sickness Remedy
Ginger has been shown to be an effective remedy for the nausea associated with motion sickness
Here is a list of medicinal properties ginger has been known to have throughout history.
- anti-emetic/anti-nausea
- anti-clotting agent
- antispasmodic
- anti-fungal
- anti inflammatory
- antiseptic
- antibacterial
- antiviral
- antitussive
- analgesic
- circulatory stimulant
- carminative
- expectorant
- hypo-tensive
- increases blood flow
- promotes sweating
- relaxes peripheral blood vessels
- Ginger is good for your health and has been said by some to be a plant directly from the Garden of Eden.
Last year, I had no idea of how important ginger is and the result was a while winter of colds, one otitis and one bronchitis. As if my daughter, 4 otitis and one bronchitis. So this year I started out with a whole new diet to boost our immune system and ginger is one of my primary ingredients.
