Ginger (Zingiber officinale)

Ginger plant has long been known and grows well in our country. Ginger is a spice - spice essential. Rhizome is widely used among others:
* As a seasoning
* Giving aroma and flavor in foods such as bread
* Confectionery
* A variety of health drinks
Ginger is also used in the drug industry, perfumes and traditional herbal medicine. Ginger is easy to eat as lalaban, processed into pickles and pickle. Disampaing it, because it can give the effect of heartburn, the ginger is also used as an ingredient drinks like bandrek, sekoteng and syrup.

Ginger contains gingerol, overcome the poisoning effect on the liver by multiplying bile.
Also contains oleo-resins as raw materials ginger candy.
The benefits of ginger is very good for health, including: to relieve colds, flatulence and colic in children. Ginger can also stimulate the digestive glands, both to raise the appetite and digestion, strengthens the stomach, and improves digestion. This is possible because the mucous membrane terangsangnya entrails issued by the essential oils of ginger rhizome.
How To Use: 1 / 4 teaspoon dried ginger powder dissolved in 1 / 2 cup hot water. Give 1-2 times per day according to age.
Oil of ginger is gingerol typical fragrant ginger, efficacious to prevent and treat nausea and vomiting.
Modern research has scientifically proven benefits of ginger, among others:
1. pressure lowering darah.karena ginger can stimulate the release of adrenaline and widen blood vessels, resulting in blood flow more quickly and smoothly and lighten the work of the heart pump blood
2. Helps digestion, because it contains digestive enzymes that ginger protease and lipase, which respectively - each digest proteins and fats
3. Gingerol in ginger is an anticoagulant, which prevents the clotting of blood. So to prevent blockage of blood vessels, the main cause of strokes and heart attacks. Gingerol also thought to help lower cholesterol levels.
4. Prevent nausea, because ginger is able to block serotonin, a chemical that can cause the stomach to contract, causing nausea. Including nausea caused by drunken trip
5. Make the stomach to be comfortable, meringkankan abdominal cramps and helps remove wind
5. Ginger also contains antioxidants that help neutralize the damaging effects caused by the radicals in the body

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