Can Ginger Help You?

By: Paulina Jenkins

For thousands of years ginger has been used by various cultures as an alternative medicine. In ancient Greece it was used to aid digestion. The Indians for more than 2000 years have used it as a home remedy. For over 5000 years the Chinese has used ginger for various health complaints. In our modern times ginger is highly valued for its healing benefits.

Ginger is rich in manganese, copper, vitamin B6 and magnesium. It is also an antioxidant and found to contain gingerols the anti-inflammatory compounds. Ginger is considered to be more potent than Vitamin E.

Ginger has shown great success over the years the ability to alleviate nausea resulting from surgery, motion, chemotherapy, and pregnancy. It is most effective for those expectant mums suffering from morning sickness. Taking small amount of ginger in any form has given the moms-to-be great relief.

In many traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions ginger is included to neutralize the effects of ingredients that could be toxic. For many digestive and stomach complaints the Chinese uses ginger to ease the problems. These complaints include bloating, heartburn, indigestion, flatulence, diarrhea and Dyspepsia.

When you consume ginger orally, you feel warm inside because ginger does warms up your organs inside and makes you sweat. It relieves stomach discomfort and menstrual cramps. Ginger also brings relief to toothache, headache, sore throat, cold and cough.

The active gingerols found in ginger are most effective against inflammation. Inflammation is believed to be a contributing factor towards ovarian cancer cells development. It was reported in 2003 during the cancer expert meeting at the Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research that ginger may restrain the growth of colorectal cancer cells in humans.

As ginger is very concentrated you only need a small amount to experience its benefits. Ginger can be taken as tea, capsules, powder, tincture, pill, fresh or dried. Fresh ginger is still considered the preferred form for medicinal use. You can steep few slices of ginger in hot water to experience its health potential. Ginger is not approved by FDA for use as a medicine. However, after thousands of years ginger still maintains its place in traditional Chinese medicine. One just cannot ignore the fact that ginger truly has its worth as an alternative medicine.

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About the Author: Paulina Jenkins has a blog where she shares her views on nature's healing plants. One such plant isginger. In traditional Chinese medicineginger is a favorite ingredient

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