GINGER

Fast facts about ginger:

Ginger has long been used for culinary and medicinal purpose.

Possible health benefits include reducing nausea, pain, and inflammation.

Ginger can be used to make tea, chopped or crushed in curries and savory dishes, and dried or crystalized in sweets and confectionary.

Nutritional content

Ginger provides a variety of vitamins and minerals:

In 100 grams (g) of fresh ginger root, there are:

79 calories
17.86 g of carbohydrate
3.6 g of dietary fiber
3.57 g of protein
0 g of sugar
14 mg of sodium
1.15 g of iron
7.7 mg of vitamin C
33 mg of potassium

Other nutrients found in ginger are:

vitamin B6
magnesium
phosphorus
zinc
folate
riboflavin
niacin

BENEFIT OF GINGER

1. Nausea

Chewing raw ginger or drinking ginger tea is a common home remedy for nausea during cancer treatment.

1. Cold and flu relief

During cold weather, drinking ginger tea is good way to keep warm. It is diaphoretic, which means that it promotes sweating, working to warm the body from within.

1. Inflammation

Ginger has been used for centuries to reduce inflammation and treat inflammatory conditions.

Ginger has also been found to be "modestly efficacious and reasonably safe" for treating inflammation associated with osteoarthritis.

1. Helps in pain reduction

WAYS To USE GINGER

Here are some tasty ways to use ginger:

Add fresh ginger to a smoothie or juice

Add fresh or dried ginger to a stir-fry or homemade salad dressing

Make ginger tea by steep peeled fresh ginger in boiling water

Use fresh or dried ginger to spice up any fish recipe