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Ginger and Congestion

Ginger breaks up congestion, improves circulation, and burns up toxins. For congestion in the back of the throat, make a syrup with ginger juice, honey, turmeric, and black pepper. Slowly lick over 15 minutes. Repeat up to three times a day. Eating a slice of ginger will aid with nausea in the stomach or burping due to excess mucous.

Combining ginger with black pepper and another dried pepper, pippali, forms a famous Ayurvedic formula called trikatu. This formula is excellent for eliminating mucus and congestion in the lungs.

Ginger and Digestion

Volatile oils in ginger increase motility in the gastrointestinal tract. Ayurvedic practitioners recommend ginger for awakening tastes budsit gets juices flowing, and purifies the mouth. Ginger also stimulates the production of saliva, smoothing the digestive process.

Ginger, Salt, and Lime before or after a meal stimulates digestion. Ginger with oz of castor oil is a home remedy for rheumatoid arthritis. Consuming ginger with ghee is reputed to help osteoarthritis.

Ginger and Inflammation

One of the amazing qualities of ginger is that it stimulates digestion without aggravating acidity. Ginger is a warm spice and might seem like it should be avoided if you are provoked by spicy ingredients. However, fresh ginger is an anti-inflammatory. Dry ginger, due to evaporation of essential oils, does qualify as pungent, though, and those who are avoiding spicy flavors should steer clear.

Other Uses

Fresh ginger is a pain-reliever, sedative, assails fevers, and has antibacterial properties. Ginger is a useful food preservative proven to kill the harmful bacteria salmonella. Ginger oil has some anti-cancer properties. Ginger is used in Asia to prevent nausea in pregnant women.

Ginger is a world famous tuber from Asia used in many home remedies. Compare fresh ginger with dried ginger.

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Buying organic means less time peeling the skin! For non-organic ginger, scrape the skin off with the edge of a knife or a spoon instead of cutting. This is faster and creates less waste!

Browse Recipes Ginger appears in recipes from all over the world, in many unique and versatile ways. In the West, ginger is often made into candy, crystallized, or added to desserts like gingerbread. In Asian cuisine, ginger, garlic, and onion form tri-root, a common spice combination. Ginger is ground with garlic into a paste and then sauted in Bengal. The Burmese shred ginger and preserve it in oil, mixing it with a variety of nuts and seeds. Ginger beer, a carbonated fermented soda, is popular in Jamaica. The people of the Ivory Coast mix ginger with orange, lemon, and pineapple to make a juice. In Japanese cuisine, ginger is pickled with red shisho leaves. Koreas kimchi is studded with ginger, added before the fermentation process.

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Great article. Any recipes for home-made chai? Preferrably spicy. And should it be made with cow's milk (traditional) or can coconut or almond be used. I don't use soy as it is hard to digest especially heated. Thank you!!!

I juice a chunk of fresh ginger with my kale in morning. I will use either a pear or apple with it. So good. I know ayurveda recommends fruit alone, but I read that this does not apply to water soluble vegetables like kale. Is this correct. I feel so good. Been doing this juicing for over two month. I take after my lemon juice/acv/honey/ cayenne tea.
Dear Joyful Peeps, Thank you so much for this site which is beautifully done and so informative. I came upon it very randomly and now use the recipes and the ideas a lot. Thank you and many blessings to you all. Naomi
Hi, I use ginger and castor oil for Osteoarthritis. Should it be ginger and ghee? Is there a huge difference? Please clarify. Jaya
Ginger and castor oil is the traditional recipe. Castor oil is a purgative and very cleansing. Ghee is soothing and building. There is a large difference between the two. Castor oil has a quite strong effect and ghee is mild.
pls advise how to take the castor oil and ginger. Is it dried ginger powder or fresh ginger. How much of castor oil is to be used ?
You may use fresh or dried ginger. Take 1-3 tsp of the castor oil, depending on your constitution. Castor oil has several contraindications. Please research before taking.

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Aches & Pains - General				Acid Reflux
Anorexia, past or current				Back/Joint pain
Bad breath				Bulimia, past or current
Burping				Candida / Yeast Infection / Thrush
Confusion / Cloudy Mind				Diabetes
Discomfort in abdomen				Ear pain/infection
Eats Quickly				Fatigue / tired
Gas, irregular digestion				Hair loss
Hoarse Voice				Inflammation
Irregular/small appetite				Joint pain in fingers
Low metabolism				Malabsorption
Osteoarthritis				Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sinking stool				Sinus Infection
Slow Heartbeat				Slow, heavy digestion
Smelly Gas				Stool in mushy pieces mixed with liquid
Strong food cravings				Stuffed nose (can't breathe)
Swollen joints				Thin mucus
Tired in morning				Undigested food in stool