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ZINGIBER OFFICINALIS

GINGER Ardraka

Ginger is native to India, where the ancient Ayurvedics used it to preserve food, as a digestive aid, and as a spiritual and physical cleanser. Garlic was shunned on the days leading up to religious festivities, but plenty of ginger would be consumed in order to be sweet-smelling and purified for the gods.

PROPERTIES

Ginger is a pungent, sweet herb with warming/drying qualities. It acts as a stimulant, diaphoretic, antidepressant, and expectorant.

Part of Plant Used The root.

Conditions Treated Ginger is recommended for colds, coughs, flu, indigestion, vomiting, belching, abdominal pain, motion sickness, laryngitis, arthritis, hemorrhoids, headaches, impotence, diarrhea, heart disease, and memory loss.

Form Taken As a food, tea, gargle, and compress. Also used as a massage oil.

Used with Other Herbs? Black pepper, eucalyptus, juniper, cedar, coriander, all citrus fruits.

HOW TO USE

 Its muscle-relaxant, heating pitta qualities can warm uterine walls, soothing menstrual cramps.

 It is also frequently used as an antidote to travel sickness.

 For motion sickness (on land, sea, or in the air), use a few drops of ginger oil on a small bandage and place behind the ear.

CAUTION

 Do not use in cases of high fever, bleeding, with inflammatory skin conditions, or if ulcers are present. Ginger in large doses can bring on menstruation. Pregnant women with a history of miscarriage should exercise caution and consult their physician before use.