Articles

Ginger is one of several powerful healing foods that exhibit strong, well documented effects on the human body. In this case, it's being shown to inhibit the growth of colorectal cancer cells. Eat a little ginger with each meal, and your risk of developing colon cancer drop significantly. Recent research has found ginger to be effective at relieving nausea related to motion sickness, post-operative recovery and in morning sickness associated with pregnancy.

The healing ingredients are a variety of volatile essential oils, vitamin B6 and C and the minerals calcium, magnesium, sulphur, phosphorus and potassium.

Magnesium brings relaxation to the nervous system; together with the blood stimulating qualities of the herb this makes a great anti-cramp medicine. Because of the calcium and phosphorus we may expect alleviating effects on nervous complaints like depression, stress, muscle cramps, menstrual cramps and convulsions. The potassium promotes a regular heartbeat, muscle strength (also of the heart muscle) and a healthy blood pressure.

Sulphur is an internal cleaner; therefore Ginger is known for solving digestive problems like morning sickness in pregnant women, flatulence, nausea, food poisoning, diarrhoea and indigestion. Ginger may cure migraines since both intestinal activity and neurological relaxation are promoted by the herb.

[back]