Uses of Ginger
Cultivated for millennia in both china and India, ginger reached the west at least 2000 years ago. Most of the thousands of prescriptions in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) are combination of many herbs, and ginger is used in nearly half to meditate the effects of other ingredients, to stimulate the appetite, and to calm the stomach. In European herbal traditional, ginger is primarily use to stop nausea and quiet and stomach upset.
Ginger is now recognize for treating stomach upset and easing symptoms of motion sickness. It is believe to reduce nausea by increasing digestive fluids and absorbing and neutralizing toxins and stomach acid. It increase bile section and tones the bowel.
It has been studied for its antibacterial, anti-fungal, pain-relieving, anti tumor, and other properties. Six clinical studies have looked at gingers potential to reduce motion sickness. Four European studies reported positive results, while two American studies gave negative findings. In an English study, thirty-six volunteers were given either ginger or a common anti-motion sickness drugs.
When Blindfolded and subjected to a spinning chair, those who took ginger held out an average of 5.5 minutes, while those who took the conventional drug became ill after 3.5 minutes. Another study involved eighty naval cadets at sea. Those who took a placebo developed seasickness. Those who were given ginger root capsules had fewer cold sweats and less nausea. However, a 1988 NASA study that tested ginger in forty-two volunteers concluded it was ineffective in relieving motion sickness. Clearly, more studies are needed.
Ginger has been shown to reduce the stickiness of blood platelets and may thereby reduce the risk of atherosclerosis. Limited studies suggest ginger may reduce morning sickness and nausea after surgery. Both uses require a physicians supervision.
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