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Ginger is one of the most versatile herbal stimulants. It is used for indigestion, gas, nausea, migraines, angina, arthritis, bursitis, motion sickness, parasites and more.
Ginger has a long history of relieveing and preventing headaches. Laboratory studies show that it acts as an anti-inflammatory and decreases the tendency of platelets to clump together, both attribute would help ease headaches, including migraines.
Ginger has a substance called 6-shogaol, which seems to acts like the capsaicin in cayenne to decrease pain. Plus, ginger root helps ease nausea, including the queasiness that comes with migraines. Its warming effect makes it useful when a migraine causes a person to fee chilled.
With its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and pain-relieving properties, ginger is also used to treat bursitis. Plus, it has traditionally been used in India to treat arthritis. Besides 6-shogaol, ginger contains gingerol can inhibit the production of prostaglandins possibly more effectively than the arthritis drug indomethicin. Ginger also inhibits the production of leukotrienes.
Ginger comes in handy for the nausea associated with altitude sickness and motion sickness. Take it in whatever form seems most appetizing: as a tea, capsule or raw. Be aware that many commercial ginger ales use flavoring not real ginger.
This root is also useful for simple indigestion and gas. Ginger increases bile secretion and tones the bowel.
It also works against several parasites, including the anisakis worm, which occurs in raw fish -- a good reason for serving pickled ginger with sushi.
Ginger may help reduce angina episodes. This aromatic herb lowers cholesterol and prevents platelets from sticking together by decreasing the absorption of dietary cholesterol, and by stimulating its excretion of bile -- one of the primary ways fhe body removes excess cholesterol. It works best if eaten fresh and on an empty stomach. If fresh ginger is not possible, try ginger in capsule form.
You can make ginger tea by grating one ounce of fresh ginger and simmering 10 minutes in a pint of water. You can also prepare tea using the freshly-milled herb from our capsules. Look for fresh ginger in the produce section of your supermarket.