Ginger The Alternative Medicine
Paulina Jenkins
Many cultures have for thousands of years used ginger as an alternative medicine. Ancient Greeks used it to aid digestion. For more than 2000 years ginger has been used by the Indians as a home remedy. The Chinese has used ginger for more than 5000 years to treat different ailments. Today the healing potentials of ginger are greatly valued worldwide.
Ginger is an antioxidant found to be full of manganese, copper, vitamin B6 and magnesium. It is deemed to be superior to Vitamin E. Ginger also contains the anti-inflammatory compounds called gingerols.
For many years ginger has been used with great success to alleviate nausea because of surgery, motion, chemotherapy, and pregnancy. For expectant women ginger proves to be most effective and gives relief for morning sickness. Pregnant women find that consuming only small amount of ginger in any form is sufficient to give them relief.
In traditional Chinese medicine ginger is used in many prescriptions to neutralize the effects of ingredients that are potentially toxic. The Chinese uses ginger for many digestive and stomach complaints. These include bloating, heartburn, indigestion, flatulence, diarrhea and Dyspepsia.
Taking ginger warms up your internal organs, makes you sweat and feel warm. It eases menstrual cramps and soothes the stomach. Ginger also helps to alleviate headache, toothache, sore throat, cough and cold.
The active component gingerols found in ginger is effective at combating inflammation. Inflammation is believed to contribute to ovarian cancer cells development. At the 2003 meeting at the Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research it was reported that ginger may restrain the growth of colorectal cancer cells in humans.
Only a small amount of ginger needs to be consumed to get the medicinal benefits because it is very potent. Ginger comes as tea, capsules, powder, tincture, pill, fresh or dried. Fresh ginger is the ideal form for remedial use. To experience ginger's health benefits you can make a drink by steeping few slices of ginger in hot water. FDA has not given its approval for ginger to be used as a remedy. However, after 5000 years ginger still keeps its place in traditional Chinese medicine. The fact that ginger truly has its value as an alternative medicine just cannot be ignored.
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