Ginger (Zingiber officinale)“0 Comments”
admin | 12:57 pm | March 7, 2008 | Herbs
Ginger can also be known as African Ginger, Common Ginger, Ginger Root, Jamaica Ginger, Ardraka (fresh rhizome), Shunthi (dried rhizome), Jiang, Sheng Jiang (fresh rhizome), Gan Jiang (dried rhizome), Pao Jiang (prepared rhizome) and Jiang Pi (peel).
It originated in Southeast Asia but is cultivated worldwide due to its popularity as a herb used in cooking and for natural medications. Ginger is used clinically in human treatments for a large number of complaints. It is claimed in Chinese medicine to warm the body, increase pulse rate, boost pale complexions and strengthen the body after blood loss or significant stress. Uses in modern times include dyspepsia (recurrent pain in the upper abdomen), flatulence, colic, vomiting, diarrhea, spasms, and other stomach complaints, colds and flu, to stimulate the appetite, as a narcotic antagonist, as an anti-inflammatory agent for migraine headache and rheumatic and muscular disorders, for travel sickness; for tapeworm prevention; to repel mosquitoes, for retained placenta and the prevention of mastitis, eye disease, for sprains, for the treatment of wounds, hemorrhagic septicemia, pneumonia, asthma, cough, swelling of nasal mucosa, tympanitis, loss of appetite, for lumbar fracture, and stoppage of urination and as an all round tonic.
There have been a large number of clinical studies based around the medicinal properties of ginger showing good results for gastrointestinal treatments, pain reduction, reduction of inflammation. Animal studies on dogs and pigs have also shown good results for sickness, arthritis, parasitic worms and for inflammation.
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