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Ginger and Its Other Properties

ginger and its other propertiesResearchers have found that ginger extract has anti-tumor effects on the skin when placed directly on the skin of mice. In addition, oil has been found that ginger inhibits tumor promoter activating Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

Found that treatment of ginger has been used for migraine, which suggests that pain relief can occur without the use of standards that treatment side effects.

Ginger also has been tested in trials with 30 women who were suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, which is a severe nausea that may complicate a large proportion of pregnancies. After the test we found that relief was “significantly greater” with the treatment of powdered ginger capsules. (more…)

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Medicinal Properties of Ginger (II)

As an antiemetic and anti dizziness and motion.

The ginger has been compared with standard drugs used in combat postoperative nausea and dizziness. Tests have shown the postoperative antiemetic requirement was lower in patients receiving ginger. Ginger is an effective and promising prophylactic antiemetic, which should be particularly useful in cases of surgery.

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It has been reported that ginger was effective in reducing postoperative nausea and vomiting in a group of 60 women after major gynecological surgery. “There was statistically less momentous incidents of nausea in the group that received ginger compared to placebo. (more…)

Medicinal Properties of Ginger (I)

Since ancient times, and in the V century, was used in the food of the sailors to prevent motion sickness at sea and scurvy. And in Indian medicine is used to treat muscular and rheumatic diseases.

Ginger is known to stimulate gastric juices, and provide relief effects for the flu and cough. This root is a medicinal herb used primarily for the treatment of dyspepsia (discomfort after eating). This includes symptoms of swelling, heartburn, flatulence and nausea.

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Over 5000 years ginger was sounded as the “universal medicine” by the ancestors eastern China and India and highly sought after by spice traders.

Today, ginger remains a component of over 50% of traditional yerba medicines, and has been used for centenarians to treat nausea, indigestion, fever, infection, and to promote vitality and longevity. (more…)

Characteristics of Ginger

Rhizomatous perennial herbaceous plant, with large scale and with lanceolate leaves envainantes. Flowers irregular, greenish with purple lip, clustered in dense spikes. Fruit a capsule. Rhizome aromatic smell and spicy flavor characteristic.

DRUGS: Rhizome.

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ACTIVE INGREDIENTS OF GINGER

Oleoresin:
Essential Oil Fraction (0,25-3,3%):
Monoterpenes
Sesquiterpenes (predominant).
Aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons.
Aliphatic alcohols.
Monoterpene alcohols: linalool citronellol.
Sesquiterpene alcohols.
Aliphatic aldehydes.
Monoterpene aldehydes.
Aliphatic ketones.
Ketones monoterpenes.
Resinous fraction (5-8%):
Principles pungent gingerols (fresh root), formed in the drying zingeronc and sogaoles less spicy.
Starch (60%).
Other principles: fosfatídicc acid, lecithin, protein, vitamins and minerals. (more…)

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Origin of Ginger

ORIGIN OF GINGER

origin of gingerGinger is native to eastern Asia. Indian and Chinese cultures have used for millennia as a soothing digestive. The Chinese consider ginger as the yang, or spicy food, which balances the yin cold food to create harmony.

The Greeks, Romans, also used for this purpose. Hit Europe and America when he established himself as a medicinal herb and became popular as a soft drink. (ginger ale, ginger beer and ginger tea) to relieve stomach.

Today, ginger is grown worldwide, it is cultivated in countries such as India, China, Japan, Indonesia, Caribbean Islands and Venezuela in several states, being in Guyana the site is given with good taste and size.

It is a plant native to tropical areas of Southeast Asia. The original name is a Sanskrit word sringavera (which means horn-shaped) which fell into Persian as dzungebir and in turn dziggibris Greek as in Latin became zingiber and now in Spanish and ginger.

China and India are the main producers, followed by northern Australia, Hawaii and the West Indies but cultivated in Jamaica ginger is considered the best quality has a warm aroma with a fresh wood note and a sweet background, with spicy flavor slightly bitter. We know that over 3,000 years, has been grown in tropical Asia. (more…)

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