So what all can you treat with this 'wonder drug'? It would be difficult, if not impossible to list all the possible uses, but I will cover as many as I can.
1.Perhaps the most notable effect of ginger is as a powerful anti-nausea treatment, including motion sickness. Some studies even found it to be more effective than Dramamine. This is one reason why ginger ale is so commonly served on airplanes. It is even recommended by this by Commission E(the German equivalent of the FDA, which is quickly emerging as the world standard on herbal remedies.) But it helps nausea even unassociated with motion sickness; nausea from sickness and even morning sickness during pregnancy can find relief with ginger. A capsule a day of 350mg ginger, or a cup or two of ginger tea if you like the taste, can do wonders.
2. It has a long reputation for addressing other stomach issues, such as helping with indigestion and heartburn.
3. It is also often hailed as a purifier; this is probably due to the fact that its spicy flavor is likely to make you sweat. However, there seems to be ample evidence to support this adage. It appears to have cholesterol-lowering, artery-clearing, antioxidant, anti-fungal, blood-clotting and perhaps even cancer fighting properties.
4. It also appears to have powerful anti-inflammatory properties. Some sources even say it works as well as ibuprofen for pain relief, if used every day.
5. Its warm, spicy flavor is also helpful for circulation problems, and to help warm the body. This makes it an ideal candidate to help those with circulatory issues such as Reynaud's Syndrome, or just those with a surface chill, such as often accompanies a cold. This warming quality has even come under investigation recently to help promote higher calorie burning - a benefit most people would be thrilled to have, especially with all of ginger's other advantages.
6. Fresh ginger has also been used for cold-induced disease, asthma, cough, colic, heart palpitation, swellings, dyspepsia, loss of appetite, and rheumatism. It has been investigated as well for potential properties including antibacterial, anticonvulsant, analgesic, antiulcer, gastric antisecretory, antitumor, antifungal, antispasmodic, antiallergenic, and more.
7. A popular Indian folk-remedy for cough and asthma consisted of the juice of fresh ginger with a little juice of fresh garlic, mixed with honey. Ginger juice with honey is still commonly used for a cough suppressant., and recommended for nausea. A paste of powdered dried ginger was applied to the temples to relieve headaches, in olden days.
8. It is easy - and quite tasty - to include enough ginger in your diet to be helpful. One half to one teaspoon of fresh ginger in a stir fry or sauce will add a lovely flavor. It is also a natural food preservative; pork chops marinated in ginger lasted up to three times as long as unmarinated chops in one study. As an added benefit, ginger acts as a tenderizer, much like papaya.
9. If you prefer a more direct route, five to six think slices of fresh ginger root in a cup of hot water make a lovely tea, especially when sweetened with honey; or, if you only have dried ginger on hand, a teaspoon of the dried root will make a lovely tea for a pint of hot water, if left to steep for around 30 minutes.
10. And of course, you can also find tinctures, extracts, and supplement capsules. Take these as directed on the package.
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