The Many Health Benefits of Ginger
The rhizome (root) of ginger (Zingiber officinale) is an important kitchen spice,
but did you know it also possesses a myriad of health benefits?
The rhizomes have been used since antiquity in the various traditional systems of medicine to treat:
- arthritis, rheumatism, sprains, muscular aches, pains,
- sore throats,
- cramps,
- hypertension,
- dementia,
- fever,
- infectious diseases,
- catarrh,
- nervous diseases,
- gingivitis, toothache,
- asthma,
- stroke
- diabetes.
- gastric ailments like constipation, dyspepsia, belching, bloating, gastritis, epigastric discomfort, gastric ulcerations, indigestion, nausea and vomiting (24) (click link below for references)
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