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And they And they shall be shall be made to made to drink drink therein a therein a cup the cup the admixture admixture of which of which shall shall be gingerbe ginger

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Ginger has been Ginger has been used for its used for its

health benefits health benefits for over 5000 for over 5000 years and is a years and is a

favorite favorite medicinal as well medicinal as well as culinary herb.as culinary herb.

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Unlike most spices, the Unlike most spices, the part that has the most part that has the most value grows under value grows under ground. Often medicinal ground. Often medicinal mistakenly called mistakenly called “ginger root” “ginger root” thisthis is is actually the rhizome of actually the rhizome of the plant which is more the plant which is more of a subterranean stem of a subterranean stem than a root. Although than a root. Although you can use dried ginger you can use dried ginger and powdered ginger for and powdered ginger for health benefits, fresh health benefits, fresh ginger is preferred.ginger is preferred.

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The intake of The intake of ginger helps ginger helps stimulate the stimulate the secretion of secretion of mucus, mucus, quieting your quieting your cough and cough and soothing any soothing any scratchiness scratchiness in your in your throat..throat..

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Ginger has been Ginger has been proven (in multiple proven (in multiple studies) to treat studies) to treat feelings of nausea, feelings of nausea, particularly in the particularly in the form of form of seasickness, seasickness, morning sickness, morning sickness, motion sickness motion sickness and as a side effect and as a side effect of chemotherapy.of chemotherapy.

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In pregnancy is to be In pregnancy is to be extra careful!! Never extra careful!! Never use any herb, including use any herb, including ginger, without first ginger, without first discussing it with your discussing it with your doctor!! As for those doctor!! As for those suffering from ulcer, or suffering from ulcer, or other very serious other very serious gastric problems, they gastric problems, they should also consult should also consult their doctor.their doctor.

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Ginger contains Ginger contains anti viral, anti anti viral, anti toxic, and anti toxic, and anti fungal fungal properties, and properties, and is used for the is used for the prevention of prevention of and treatment and treatment against the against the common cold.common cold.

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Ginger Ginger acts as an acts as an antihistaantihistamine andmine and

aids in aids in the the

treatment treatment of of

allergies.allergies.

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Ginger displays Ginger displays anti anti inflammatory inflammatory properties and properties and can be used to can be used to treat treat rheumatoid rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoarthritis, and various and various other muscular other muscular disorders.disorders.

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The chemical The chemical components components of the root of the root are are instrumentainstrumentall in inhibiting in inhibiting the the biosynthesis biosynthesis of of prostaglandinprostaglandins which are s which are responsible responsible for causing for causing inflammation.inflammation.

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Thus the root Thus the root has proven to has proven to be a highly be a highly effective form of effective form of treatment, in treatment, in some cases, some cases, even more so even more so than the than the NSAID's that are NSAID's that are traditionally traditionally prescribed.prescribed.

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So eating So eating ginger may ginger may

help to help to preventprevent

cancer and cancer and aging aging

disorders.disorders.

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Ginger contains Ginger contains special enzymes special enzymes responsible for responsible for catalyzing the catalyzing the proteins in your proteins in your food, thus aiding food, thus aiding in digestion and in digestion and the prevention of the prevention of cramps.cramps.

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Good Good for for those those with with constipconstipation!ation!

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The ancient The ancient Greeks used to Greeks used to

eat ginger eat ginger after a large after a large

meal,meal,in order to in order to ease the ease the digestion digestion process.process.

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Ginger has Ginger has proven to proven to help lower help lower

your your cholesterolcholesterollevels and levels and

prevent the prevent the formation of formation of blood clots.blood clots.

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As a mood As a mood enhancer, enhancer, ginger's ginger's cineole cineole contentcontent

may help may help contribute to contribute to stress relief.stress relief.

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Also used Also used for migrainfor migraine headache.e headache.

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Ginger can also be Ginger can also be used for reducing used for reducing toothache and the toothache and the discomfort which discomfort which arises due to the arises due to the infection in the infection in the upper respiratory upper respiratory tract due to its tract due to its antibacterial and antibacterial and antifungal nature.antifungal nature.

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Chewing on Chewing on fresh ginger,,fresh ginger,, can help  can help freshen the freshen the breath.breath.

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Being a warming Being a warming herb, ginger can herb, ginger can help knock out a help knock out a fever. This fever. This property also property also makes it makes it effective in effective in stimulating stimulating circulation of the circulation of the blood.blood.

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It can also help relax It can also help relax muscles around the muscles around the blood vessels and is blood vessels and is said to help prevent said to help prevent blood clots from blood clots from forming. The warming forming. The warming effects make it a effects make it a natural decongestant natural decongestant as well as an as well as an antihistamine, making antihistamine, making it the perfect remedy it the perfect remedy for colds.for colds.

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Some Some studies studies

show that it show that it can even can even

help inhibithelp inhibitthe the

replication replication of the of the herpes herpes simplex simplex virus.virus.

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Recent studies Recent studies show that ginger show that ginger might also have a might also have a role in lowering role in lowering LDL cholesterol LDL cholesterol because the because the spice can help spice can help reduce the reduce the amount of amount of cholesterol that cholesterol that is absorbed.is absorbed.

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It has also been It has also been shown in animal shown in animal

trials to help slowtrials to help slowor even prevent or even prevent cancerous tumor cancerous tumor

growth.growth.

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To discover the To discover the health benefits health benefits of ginger for of ginger for yourself, simply yourself, simply make a tea by make a tea by steeping about steeping about 5 slices of 5 slices of ginger in hot ginger in hot water.water.

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If you If you prefer prefer it in it in your your foodfood

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Ginger is excellent in many dishes andGinger is excellent in many dishes andis perfect when combined with garlic.is perfect when combined with garlic.

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