Efficacy of Gingger

1. Since the first Ginger is used as a medicine, or herbs and miscellaneous
other needs. Ginger can stimulate the digestive glands, good for
awaken the appetite and digestion.
2. Ginger is used as seasoning especially efficacious to add
appetite, strengthens the stomach, and improves digestion. It is possible
because terangsangnya mucous membrane of stomach and intestine by essential oils
issued ginger tuber.
3. Oil ginger contains gingerol typical aromatic ginger, efficacious to prevent and
treat nausea and vomiting, such as motion sickness or in women who
less-than-six-month pregnancy.
4. It also was keen to stimulate the appetite, strengthen the intestinal muscles,
help remove intestinal gas and help the heart function.
5. In traditional Asian medicine, ginger is used to treat colds, coughs, diarrhea and inflammatory diseases
joints such as arthritis.
6. Ginger is also used to improve the cleaning of the body
through sweat.
7. • Lowers blood pressure. This is because ginger stimulates the release of hormones
adrenaline and widens blood vessels, resulting in blood flowing faster
and smooth and lighten the work of the heart pumps blood.
8. • Helps digestion, because ginger contains digestive enzymes are proteases
and lipase, which each digest proteins and fats ..
9. • Gingerol in ginger is an anticoagulant, which prevents blood clotting. So
to prevent blockage of blood vessels, a major cause of stroke, and attacks
heart. Gingerol also thought to help lower cholesterol levels.

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10. • Prevents nausea, because ginger is able to block serotonin, a chemical that
can cause the stomach to contract, causing nausea. including nausea
due to drunken trip.
11. • Creating a comfortable stomach, relieve stomach cramps.
12. • Ginger also contains antioxidants that help neutralize the damaging effects
caused by free radicals in the body.
13. Ginger as Medicine Practical
14. Ginger is a natural pain reliever and can relieve pain
rheumatism, headaches, and migraine. How, drinking ginger 3 times
a day. Can also drink wedang round, ginger candy, or
add ginger when the soup, stew, or rendang.
15. The leaves are also nutritious ginger, among others, with crushed and given little water can be
used as a compress on headache medicine and can be sprinkled into the face
people who are shivering.
16. While the tuber pounded and boiled in water
boil for about ½ hour, then water can be drunk as a medicine
to strengthen the digestion of food and expel gas in it, treat liver
swelling, cough and fever.
17. To treat rheumatoid arthritis prepare 1 or 2 bulbs ginger. Heat tubers
above the fire or coals and then crushed. Paste collision ginger
body parts arthritic pain. Another way is dengam mashing together cloves,
and affixed to the body of rheumatism.
18. Ginger can also be used to treat wounds because of blisters, stabbed a sharp object,
exposed spines, fall, and snake bites. The trick bulbs ginger and crushed red
add a little salt. Put on the injured body part.
mashed tubers can also be used as a liniment on itch for
insect stings.