As nice as it might be to travel, different climates can negatively impact one’s health.
MEDICAL USES OF GINGER
The medical form of ginger historically was called "Jamaica ginger"; it was classified as a stimulant and carminative, and used frequently for dyspepsia and colic.
Ginger is contraindicated in people suffering from gallstones as the herb promotes the release of bile from the gallbladder. Ginger may also decrease joint pain from arthritis and may have blood thinning and cholesterol lowering properties that may make it useful for treating heart disease.
The characteristic odor and flavor of ginger root is caused by a mixture of zingerone, shoagoles and gingerols, volatile oils that compose about one to three percent of the weight of fresh ginger.
Nausea - Ginger has been found effective by multiple studies for treating nausea caused by seasickness, morning sickness and chemotherapy.
Ginger stimulates the secretion of saliva and sweat, and by stimulating the stomach nerves which are heat sensitive, it causes an intensive burning sensation. Ginger stimulates one’s appetite and the production of digestive juices. Ginger also stimulates the production of gall juice and thus facilitates the digestion of fat.
HORTICULTURE
Ginger produces clusters of white and pink flower buds that bloom into yellow flowers. Because of the aesthetic appeal and the adaptivity of the plant to warm climates, ginger is often used as landscaping around subtropical homes. It is a perennial reed-like plant with annual leafy stems, three to four feet high.Historical methods of gathering the root describes, when the stalk withers, it is immediately scalded, or washed and scraped, in order to kill it and prevent sprouting.
The former method, applied generally to the older and poorer roots, produces Black Ginger; the latter, gives White Ginger. The natural color of the "white" scraped ginger is a pale buff--it is often whitened by bleaching or liming, but generally at the expense of some of its real value.
Ginger has many active ingredients, espeically the eseential oils, which give it its hot, spicy taste and its unique aroma. These essential oils are said to be responsible for helping digestion – i.e., they are „little helpers" for our digestive systems.
80 ginger capsules, 400 mg each.
Ingredients:
- 75% ginger powder,
- Glazing agent: hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose
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