Ginger is popular not only with admirers of Japanese cuisine, but also with those who watch over the health. This fragrant root has a set of useful properties therefore it constantly has to be in a diet. At the same time it is possible to use it also fresh, and in the form of powder.
Antiseptic properties of ginger
Ginger is a powerful natural anti-septic tank. It possesses bactericidal, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties. Because this plant is capable to suppress pathogenic flora, it doesn't allow to develop to harmful bacteria. For this reason ginger is the integral ingredient in Japanese cuisine in which fish often is served in the raw.
Ginger for freshness of breath
To refresh breath and to get rid of an unpleasant odor, it is necessary to chew only a small piece of ginger or just to rub them teeth.
Ginger as sedative
The root of ginger helps to kill pain – from tooth to muscular. If tooth disturbs, it is necessary to chew a piece of ginger and to leave it on tooth. For disposal of a headache it is necessary to grate ginger (approximately a teaspoon) and to mix with water that homogeneous mass turned out, then it needs to be imposed on a forehead. At muscular pain it is possible to boil several spoons of powder of ginger in water liter within 10 minutes. It is necessary to pour in ready broth in a bathtub with hot water – muscular tension as a hand will remove.
Ginger for cold
Antiseptic properties and high content of vitamin C do ginger by excellent flu and cold medicine. For prevention it is regularly possible to have ginger tea and if the disease took unawares, it is recommended to use the simple recipe of curative drink: to cut a root of ginger pieces (the more the better), to fill in with boiled water, to add lemon segment, leaves of mint and slightly cinnamon. As soon as drink a little cools down, it is necessary to add a teaspoon of honey to it and to drink small drinks – and is tasty, and it is useful!
Ginger as aphrodisiac
Ginger stimulates blood circulation (especially in bodies of a small pelvis), and it causes excitement, increasing potency.
Ginger from a motion sickness
At a "sea" disease the fresh root of ginger perfectly helps. It is possible to chew small pieces or just to inhale its smell – it will help to get rid of nausea, will remove slackness and drowsiness.