ginger

This plant contains an array of ingredients with excellent health benefits.

Native of India and China, ginger is a rhizome, (which from Ancient Greek means a mass of roots), a horizontal stem of a plant that is usually found underground.

• Most people know of the benefit of ginger to help sooth an upset stomach.
• It also helps preventing nausea and vomiting.
• The active ingredients in ginger are gingerols, zingerone, gigerdiones and shogaols, all of which are antioxidants.
• Ginger is a hot herb, excellent for chills.
• The zingerone and shogaol have anti-inflammatory properties, this might prove useful in the treatment of arthritis.
• Ginger boosts the immune system, it is an active antiviral and antimicrobial agent.
• Gingerols have an active roll preventing the growth of colorectal cancer cells.