Ginger has warming properties, drives away apathy and invigorates. In this root there are vitamins of group B, ascorbic acid, potassium, iron, magnesium, but they are few, about 1% of the daily value. Therefore, to cope with vitamin deficiency with spicy spices will not work.
What is ginger useful for?
In the East, ginger root has been used for more than two thousand years as an aromatic seasoning for dishes and as an effective anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and digestion-normalizing agent.
The root contains beneficial amino acids, vitamins of group B, A, C, minerals (zinc, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, sodium, iron and calcium). The substance gingerol is responsible for the burning taste - it is an excellent antioxidant and natural medicine. It raises immunity, improves blood circulation. The property of the root to thin the blood is successfully used in medicine for the prevention of heart disease and thrombosis.
Scientists have proven that ginger lowers blood sugar, thus preventing the occurrence of diabetes, therefore it is an excellent dietary supplement to diabetics. It should be actively used to reduce the pain of arthritis, heartburn, nausea, with colds, to speed up digestion and metabolism.
If it is difficult to wake up in the morning, we advise you not to rush to make coffee. Tea brewed with ginger tones no worse than coffee, and its benefits are much greater. You just need to add a little ginger to the tea pot, make the tea brew, add cinnamon to the taste, a little bit of honey - and the healthy, invigorating tea is ready. The main thing - do not drink this drink in the evening, so as not to have problems falling asleep.
Cooking Application
Ginger is used as a universal seasoning, adding to vegetables, fish, meat, pastries, sweet and spicy dishes. It is put in coffee, drinks and cocktails. It is part of many confectionery. Grated ginger is added to sauces, dried root is added to baked goods. The composition of spice blends, tea collections also includes spicy spice.
In many world cuisines, ginger is used as a fatty food neutralizer. Therefore, ideally, it is better to add it to the fried meat. If you plan a high-calorie lunch, you can put spice in several dishes. In this case, all the food will be digested, and family members will not experience heaviness in the stomach.
You can add the root to any dish: it goes well with meat, fish and rice. Refill from refined oil, fresh herbs and ground spices decorate the vegetable salad. Meat broths are especially tasty if you emphasize their taste with ginger.
Perfect spice with baking. Ground spices are added to the pie filling, gingerbread, gingerbread and muffins. Classic supplements - lemon, honey, cinnamon. Since the root has a bright taste, even an unsalted dish will not seem bland, so they can be safely replaced with table salt.
Benefits in the treatment of diseases
To cope with a dry cough, cold, lower blood pressure and raise immunity, ordinary tablets are not always enough. Will help to recover beverages and dishes with ginger.
| What to treat | How to use |
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| Cold, flu, ORVI | Brew tea with spice, carry out ginger inhalations (relieves nasal congestion, promotes sputum discharge, profuse sweating).
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| High blood pressure | Prepare vitamin tea with spice (thins the blood, so the pressure decreases).
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| Immune system | Gain immunity drinks with ginger. |
| Toxicosis in pregnant women, symptoms of seasickness | You can chew a slice of ginger and drink some warm water (relieve intestinal spasm, improve blood circulation, due to this nausea will pass). |
| Muscle pain, stretching
| Add ginger juice to the cream or gel (relieves pain, tones, has an antibacterial effect). |
| Low blood pressure
| Regularly supplement dishes, drinks, confectionery with ginger (spice constricts blood vessels, so the pressure rises). |
Cold and throat diseases
Strengthen the body, protect it from colds and viruses, not taking pills, it is possible. It is necessary to use more drinks with ginger, they contain ascorbic acid, useful minerals, amino acids, which perfectly stimulate the immune system, have antiviral effect. Not only drinks help, but also inhalations with ginger. They very well relieve nasal congestion during acute colds, have expectorant action.
Ginger Slimming
Drinks with ginger tone up, help to cope with the loads, increase physical activity during the day and during sports activities. In addition, they warm, and therefore increase sweating, thereby beneficially affecting the body.
Ginger tea quickly saturates, speeds up the metabolism, helping food to digest itself better in the body. In addition, all overweight people have disorders of carbohydrate metabolism, so here the ability of spicy seasoning to reduce sugar comes in very handy.
Ginger is useful for people who are overweight. The main thing is not to get carried away and not to rely only on seasoning, but to adhere to the principles of proper nutrition and not to refuse exercise.
How to make ginger tea for weight loss
To achieve the desired effect is to use tea before meals at least three times a day (15 minutes). Drink for a month. At the same time avoid fatty foods, cakes, muffins.
It will take:
- 1 lemon slice;
- 8 g of honey;
- 3-4 cm ginger root;
- hot water
Cooking:
- Peel the root, grate on a fine grater. Rub the mass with water, cover, leave to infuse (15 minutes).
- Squeeze the juice from the lemon, put a slice on the bottom of the mug and gently mash with a spoon.
- Strain the infused ginger, add 8 g of honey.
Note: this tea is contraindicated, if the acidity of the gastric juice is increased, honey must be replaced with sugar, and instead of lemon juice put zest.
Ginger for potency
Essential oils, microelements, vitamins that are present in the root, increase muscle tone and thereby increase the potency. Translated from the Chinese word ginger means "manliness." Indeed, with regular use of this product in men, the risk of prostate pathologies decreases, immunity and potency increase.
Ginger in cosmetology
In the composition of cosmetic products have extract, juice or ginger oil. With their help, you can tone up, rejuvenate the skin. In fact, the effectiveness of creams, lotions, shampoos and gels is determined solely by the condition of the skin. For normal skin, when there are no special problems, a moisturizer may be enough. But with oily, and rarely dry skin without quality cream with ginger extract is indispensable.
These products are designed to solve skin problems: from loss of elasticity and dehydration to pigmentation and irritation. Cosmetics with ginger lighten and refresh the skin of the face, make it smooth, eliminate brittle hair. Ginger is in the composition of creams for massage and against cellulite. Another useful property of spices - antiseptic, so it is added to the foot cream. As for hair care preparations, they are more often represented by anti-greasy and dandruff remedies.
Ginger Nourishing Cream
Independently prepare a nourishing cream for normal and dry skin is not difficult.
It will take:
- 200 ml of ginger juice;
- 200 ml of refined oil;
- on 1 capsule of pharmaceutical vitamin E, A.
Cooking:
- In a ceramic container, combine the oil with ginger juice, then warm it in a water bath, preventing boiling.
- Add vitamins to the cooled mixture, mix with a wooden spoon, pour the contents into a clean jar.
Note: the shelf life of such creams is limited, so you need to prepare the cream every week.
Ginger hair
The purpose of the use of cosmetics: to give hair freshness, shine, smooth porous strands. To do this, a mask with ginger, which repairs damage and moisturizes. It is prepared from one yolk, 10 g of honey and crushed ginger. Apply the mixture on the skin, hair (leave for 20 minutes). The mask improves blood circulation, nourishes. For greater efficiency, you should warm your head with a towel during the procedure.
The benefits and harms of pickled ginger
The main fans of ginger are lovers of Japanese cuisine. They are sure that the taste of sushi does not need to be mixed, so after the rice ball always eat a slice of pickled ginger, which will prepare for the next batch.
In the process of pickling, the spice retains most of its unique properties. If the pickled root has a spicy taste, it means that its antimicrobial properties are active. They helped the Japanese to eat raw fish without consequences for the gastrointestinal tract. It is impossible to get involved in pickled ginger during acute gastritis.
Contraindications and precautions
Ginger is a unique spice of the East. But, like any product, it has contraindications. First, do not give dishes with ginger to children under two years old. Secondly, be careful with seasoning those who have the following diseases:
| Diseases | Spice effect on the body |
|---|---|
| Gastric ulcer, gastritis | Irritant to the gastric mucosa. |
| Cholelithiasis | May provoke movement of stones, leading to an emergency operation. |
| Any bleeding (nasal, uterine), bleeding tendency | Accelerates blood circulation |
| High temperature (above 38 degrees) | May raise the temperature even higher. |
| Second half of pregnancy | Raises the pressure |
| Irritated, sensitive skin | Topical use of oil, ginger inhalations promote irritation of sensitive skin. |
| Heart diseases | Raise blood pressure, which can lead to stroke or heart attack |
| Allergy, a tendency to allergic manifestations | Enhances allergies |
| Combine with medicines that reduce sugar. | May cause hypoglycemia in people with type 2 diabetes |
Remember! For some people, adding ginger to the dish is a great experiment, and for others it is a dangerous ordeal.
