GINGER
Fast facts about ginger:
Ginger has long been used for culinary and medicinal purpose.
Possible health benefits include reducing nausea, pain, and inflammation.
Ginger can be used to make tea, chopped or crushed in curries and savory dishes, and dried or crystalized in sweets and confectionary.
Nutritional content
Ginger provides a variety of vitamins and minerals:
In 100 grams (g) of fresh ginger root, there are:
79 calories
17.86 g of carbohydrate
3.6 g of dietary fiber
3.57 g of protein
0 g of sugar
14 mg of sodium
1.15 g of iron
7.7 mg of vitamin C
33 mg of potassium
Other nutrients found in ginger are:
vitamin B6
magnesium
phosphorus
zinc
folate
riboflavin
niacin
BENEFIT OF GINGER
- Nausea
Chewing raw ginger or drinking ginger tea is a common home remedy for nausea during cancer treatment.
- Cold and flu relief
During cold weather, drinking ginger tea is good way to keep warm. It is diaphoretic, which means that it promotes sweating, working to warm the body from within.
- Inflammation
Ginger has been used for centuries to reduce inflammation and treat inflammatory conditions.
Ginger has also been found to be "modestly efficacious and reasonably safe" for treating inflammation associated with osteoarthritis.
- Helps in pain reduction
WAYS To USE GINGER
Here are some tasty ways to use ginger:
Add fresh ginger to a smoothie or juice
Add fresh or dried ginger to a stir-fry or homemade salad dressing
Make ginger tea by steep peeled fresh ginger in boiling water
Use fresh or dried ginger to spice up any fish recipe