This is a brief review of the health benefits of ginger, within Traditional Chinese Medicine. Bonus: two recipes to get the health benefits of ginger now.Quoted From: http://spirit-of-health.com/health-benefits-of-ginger/
"Chinese herbal medicine is, on one hand, an extremely complicated and involved science. There are hundreds of medicinal herbs, many with potent pharmacological effects, which are blended and mixed in a highly specific manner to address a patient"s unique medical and health concerns. On the other hand, Chinese herbal medicine can be extremely simple. For example, some of the most important and commonly used herbs from the Chinese herbal pharmacopeia are standard kitchen spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamon, and ginger. For this article we will focus on the medicinal effects of ginger, and ways to incorporate ginger into your weekly diet to improve your overall health and wellbeing. Let"s review the health benefits of ginger:
Chinese herbal medicine is viewed through the lens of:
flavor
temperature of the herb, and
direction of action within the body.
If you have ever taken a raw piece of ginger and placed it on your tongue, you know right away the temperature of ginger is warm and slightly spicy. The flavor of ginger is considered to be acrid. Acrid herbs have the benefit of being dispersive, and promote movement within the body. If you have ever had an upset stomach with cramps, you can quickly note the dispersive effects of fresh ginger when consumed as a tea to settle the stomach. The direction of action within the body is more complicated to explain. In simplistic terms: ginger can help promote sweating, which can help ward of a cold or flu in its early stages, and it can warm the center or middle of the body, assisting the function of the stomach and digestion.
Ginger, called Sheng Jiang in Chinese (meaning"Fresh Ginger"), is used in multiple forms for Chinese herbal medicine. There is the fresh ginger root itself, blast-fried ginger root (called Gan Jiang), and charred ginger (called Pao Jiang). Preparation of the root in these different forms draws out different therapeutic functions. Fresh ginger is used for coldand flu prevention, easing nausea and warming the stomach (improving digestion), treating cough and eliminating toxins."
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