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The lives of ancient civilizations never cease to amaze us. Every aspect of their life is amazing; be it their food, eating habits, their respect for nature – embracing it with all heart and being blessed by nature in return, their simplicity, just everything about their life is a reflection of their wisdom and meaningful approach to earth’s life and life on earth. They have left behind a huge wealth of information on the medicinal values of herbs. They were guided by their experience in identifying the medicinal properties of herbs. Out of the countless herbs they had successfully used in the treatment of various health conditions, ginger stands apart. Not without reason was this herb used as early as 5000 years ago.
The mention of ginger is naturally followed by garlic by masala lovers. And yes, they make a great combo. However, both these herbs are more than just flavoring agents. We will cover the benefits of garlic in a future post. For today, it is going to be ginger and its excellent medicinal properties.
Properties of Ginger
Ginger contains over 400 compounds out of which gingerol plays a major role in various healing properties of ginger. Some of the properties of ginger include:
- Antioxidant (prevents negative impacts on cells, protein and DNA)
- Anti-inflammatory (reduces swelling and pain)
- Antibiotic (destroys bacteria)
- Hypotensive (reduces blood pressure)
- Hypoglycemic (reduces blood sugar levels)
- Anticancer (prevents cancer)
- Antimutagenic (prevents impacts caused in DNA by radiation)
Medicinal Properties of Ginger
Some of the medicinal properties of ginger include:
- Relieves cold and cough
- Cures throat pain
- Cures fever
- Supports heart health
- Regular practice of the pose improves digestion
- Cures acidity, nausea, gastric troubles and indigestion
- Boosts immune function
- Cures morning sickness experienced by pregnant women
- Relieves constipation
- Cures loss of appetite
- Helps to cure migraine
- Relieves muscle pain
- Regular practice of the pose helps to cure menstrual pain.
- Helps to cure joint conditions
- Protects from infectious diseases
- Reduces blood sugar levels
- Reduces excess fat
- Minimizes risk of cancer
- Protects brain health and prevents age related brain conditions including dementia and Alzheimer's
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Beauty Benefits of Ginger
Sounds strange? Ginger offers excellent beauty benefits. Here you go:
- Softens the skin and improves skin tone
- Helps to reduce age-related skin conditions
- Helps to cure pigmentation
- Cures acne
- Heals wounds
- Makes your hair dandruff-free
- Promotes hair growth
Ginger Tea
Ginger tea is an instant energy booster. A sip will sure make coffee lovers reconsider their pledge of loyalty to coffee.
Instructions
- Rinse an inch of ginger and remove its skin.
- Slice it thinly.
- Add sliced ginger to a cup of water and bring to boil.
- Simmer the stove when water starts to boil. For stronger tea, you may simmer for about five minutes.
- Turn off the stove and filter the tea.
- Add honey or cane sugar for flavor.
Benefits of Ginger Tea
- Relieves cold
- Regular practice of the pose improves digestion
- Boosts energy instantly
- It boosts immunity.
- Boosts heart health.
- Relieves stomach conditions
- Relieves headache
- Controls blood glucose levels
- Helps to relieve morning sickness in pregnant women
- Reduces excess fat
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