Ginger is known to mankind from time immemorial. Naturally, for the first time this spice began to be used in the east – namely in ancient India where there is a homeland of this plant. However in 9-10 centuries AD, ginger became known also in Europe where it was considered not only as spice, but also means for treatment and prevention of plague. By the way, in it there is a certain rational grain, the essential oils which are contained in it show some antibacterial and antiviral activity, but hardly sufficient to stop so terrible disease.
Except antiplague action, the national rumor, with a support on east medicine, attributed – and continues to do it – to a root of ginger and other curative qualities especially interesting to men: it is considered that ginger increases potency and well affects health of a prostate.
Whether ginger is useful to men?
Ginger, certainly, has a set of the properties useful to health of men and not only:
- The ginger root as it was already told above, has antiviral and antibacterial activity. Besides it stimulates production of interferon that can especially it is useful during a season of colds.
- The root of ginger is useful at indigestions (except exacerbation of stomach ulcer), possesses antiemetic action.
- Ginger and drinks on its basis are effective at a motion sickness, seasickness. For removal of unpleasant symptoms it is necessary to eat several slices of ginger, or to drink a little ginger tea in 30-40 minutes prior to a trip.
As for its special advantage for men, ginger has only one officially confirmed useful property – it is capable to facilitate urination process that, however can significantly improve a state having prostatitis and adenoma of a prostate, but of course does not cancel a campaign to the doctor and further treatment. Information on wonderful influence of a root of ginger on potency, is not confirmed by official sources, and belongs to area of myths and legends rather.
Despite this, the root of ginger remains very useful product for men: it strengthens immunity, removes excess cholesterol, and a large amount of cellulose improves work of intestines and serves as good prevention of chronic locks which are one of risk factors of developing of prostatitis. Therefore, let ginger in itself is also not capable to cure frustration of the sexual sphere, its use in food serves as good prevention of their emergence.
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