Ginger, baby!

GINGER. 

I like me some ginger, not only because it's delicious and an amazing additive to so many dishes, but the healing properties are amazing too! So here goes a look into our deformed little root-y friend called, Ginger.

gin·ger [jin-jer]  

noun 1.a reedlike plant, Zingiber officinale, native to the East Indies but now cultivated in most tropical countries, having a pungent, spicy rhizome used in cookery and medicine.

Ways to Incorporate Ginger:

1) Cut thin slices of ginger, put it in cold water or boiling water, to flavor the water.
2) You can grate ginger and add it several different dishes, especially Asian dishes.
3) If you have a juicer, throw some ginger slices in, with cilantro, a lime, and carrots to create a really refreshing drink full of vitamins and flavor.
4) Add thin slices of ginger to your tea

Benefits of Ginger:

1) Cataracts
2) Amenorrhea
3) Heart disease
4) Migraines
5) Stroke
6) Angina
7) Athlete's foot
8) Colds
9) Bursitis
10) Chronic fatigue
11) Tendinitis
12) Flu
13) Coughs
14) Depression
15) Dizziness
16) Fever
17) Erectile difficulties
18) Infertility
19) Kidney stones
20) Raynaud's disease
21) Sciatica
22) Viral infections

Home Remedies Using Ginger:

1) Muscle Strains - Apply warm ginger paste with turmeric to the affected area twice a day.
2) Sore Throat - Boil some water and add a dash of cinnamon, a little piece of ginger, 1 tsp honey and drink.
3) For a persistent cough - Take a half teaspoonful of ginger powder, a pinch of clove with a pinch of cinnamon powder and honey in a cup of boiled water and drink it as tea.
4) Asthma - A teaspoon of fresh ginger juice mixed with a cup of fenugreek decoction and honey to taste acts as a excellent expectorant in the treatment of asthma.
5) Headaches - Dilute a paste of ginger powder, about 1/2 a teaspoon, with water and apply to you forehead.
6) Colds - Boil a teaspoonful of ginger powder in one quart of water and inhale the steam - helps alleviate colds.
7) Ginger Compress - This method stimulates blood and body fluid circulation, helps loosen and dissolve toxic matter eg. cysts, tumors. Place about a handful of coarsely grated ginger in a cloth and squeeze out the ginger juice into a pot containing 4 liters of hot water (do not boil the water). Dip a towel into the ginger water and wring it out. Apply very hot to the affected area.
8) Diabetes - Some doctors recommend some drinking ginger in water first thing in the morning to help regulate your glucose level.
9) Ginger Tea - Make with fresh ginger root. Grate a small piece of ginger, about the size of a nickel, into a mug. Add the juice of a half a lemon. Fill the mug with boiling water. Stir in a teaspoon of organic honey.
10) For relief of nausea - Ginger is generally taken in doses of 200 mg every 4 hours.

And there you go, Ginger for days!

Cheers and healthy eating!