Benefits of Ginger Plant

Ginger, is more than just herbs, proven drive for various diseases. Even NASA, has attracted examine efficacy of ginger to overcome the crew drunk.

No one knows the exact origin of the ginger plant Zingiber officinale aka known as the herbs medicinal since hundreds of years ago.

In China, dried ginger has been used as raw material medicine by a physician who lived at the time of Emperor Shen Nong, who lived 2000 years BC. In China also found two books on medicine was the first to discuss properties of fresh ginger in the year 500 AD. Besides bamboo curtain in the country, which is said to have known ginger 2000 years BC is india.

Western countries are also many who use ginger as a traditional medicine. At least that was evidenced by the discussion of efficacy of ginger plants written in Anglo-Saxon medical books published in the 11th century. Two centuries later, Ginger is the spice of the kitchen that is very popular in the UK, after black pepper. Price herbs is also when it was exorbitant, to gain 1 pound (half a kilogram) of ginger, to spend money equivalent value for seekoor sheep sengan.

TREATMENT HISTORY
In China, fresh ginger is considered different from dry ginger. There is even an ancient plant who thought the ginger comes from two different plants. Medical experts often use fresh ginger to expel ‘cold’ or ‘poison’ and reduce nausea. While the use of dried ginger to cure the deficiency ‘cold’ on the stomach pain, abdominal pain, diarrhea, cough and rheumatism.

Fresh ginger in india is also used to treat nausea, asthma, cough and great pain and sudden, was also used to cope with a pounding heart, indigestion, decreased appetite, and rheumatism and even, in the 19 th century, ginger juice into asthma medication and a cough that popular in india. For cough medicine, ginger juice in the mix of fresh garlic juice and honey, while to relieve nausea, fresh ginger plus a little honey and a pinch of roasted peacock feathers. Fresh ginger powder can also in the mix of water, then stir to form a paste and smeared on the forehead to relieve headaches.

Most people european ginger tea to overcome digestive disorders. One study stated that drinking two or three cups full of the ginger can reduce the symptoms of gout (arthritis disease due to excess uric acid), flatulence or indigestion (from too much booze). Also have the efficacy of ginger also facilitate the circulation of blood.

LATEST RESEARCH
jahe_keringPeneliti-turned member of modern penelit support for the use of ‘traditional medicine’ is ginger. From the results of research, ginger extract, either from fresh ginger or dried ginger, efficacious in overcoming bacterial infections, fungal infections, seizures, pain, wounds and gastric disorders, tumors, cramps and allergic reactions. Ginger extract on the appropriate standard of meticulous gingerol, which extracts do not lose flavor and aroma of the sharp ginger.

Research on animal experiments in mice that did in China and the State – Country western, showed that fresh ginger powerful tool for relieving pain and infection. Experiments in vitro (laboratory) showed that ginger inhibits the oxidation (= are antioxidants) that may reduce the risk of cancer, and also inhibits the growth of germs.

Ginger is also beneficial for blood circulation. Rhizome of this plant has efficacy anticoagulant (anti blood clotting) that is more powerful than garlic or onion. Ginger is also able to lower cholesterol because it can reduce the absorption of cholesterol in the blood and liver. Research conducted by experts in Japan showed that ginger can lower blood pressure by reducing peripheral blood flow rate (flow drah edge).

There are also experts who try ginger to treat migraine headaches. This test pushed ayurvedic therapies to treat disorders of the nervous system. Efficacy of ginger as a migraine drug it still needs further research.

In most cases preferred ginger research to determine its effect on digestion. In the land of China, the results of research conducted shows that the human terhdap beverage made from fresh ginger can reduce gastric acid secretion for several hours. Then increased again after some time. Other studies claim that dried ginger root aakan strengthen the stomach, small intestine and prevents vomiting.

Recent research shows acetone and methanol extracts from ginger has a strong effect to inhibit the occurrence tukak (wound) in the stomach. Other studies show that gingerol able to overcome the affect toxicity (poisoning) in the liver by increasing bile acid.