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Originating in Southeast Asia, ginger has long been used in cooking and medicine in the ancient cultures of India and China. Europeans and North Americans adapted ginger to flavor ginger ale, gingerbread, and other edibles. The medically useful parts of ginger, a perennial tropical plant, are identified by Commission E as "the peeled, finger-long, fresh and dried rhizome of Zingiberis rhizoma." Rhizomes are underground stems that resemble roots.
Potential Health Benefits
Commission E endorses ginger as an antidote for dyspepsia (upset stomach) and as a preventative for motion sickness. Some traditional uses in Asian medicine, such as treatment for asthma and earache, weren't evaluated.
Scientific Evidence
Ginger is an antiemetic - that is, it prevents vomiting and dispels nausea. It also stimulates secretion of saliva and gastric juices, aiding digestion. Ginger's anti-nausea components are gingerol and shogaol.
A double-blind study published in the British journal Lancet in 1982 found that 940 milligrams of powdered ginger were more effective than 100 milligrams of dimenhydrinate (Dramamine); the test was done on 36 college students considered susceptible to motion sickness. Most studies since then have confirmed ginger's value against motion sickness.
In a 1998 U.S. study that combined ginger with vitamin B6 supplements and the use of acupressure, the combination reduced nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. Ginger is apparently good for that especially unpleasant form of motion sickness, seasickness, too.
A 1988 Danish study of 80 Danish teenaged cadets found that 1,000 milligrams of powdered ginger was more effective than a placebo in combating seasickness.
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Directions
Hot tea brewing method: Bring freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 tea bag for each cup into the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the pot, cover and let steep for 2-4 minutes. Pour into your cup; add milk and sugar to taste.
Iced tea brewing method: (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 5 tea bags into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea itself. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into the serving pitcher straining the tea bags. Add ice and top-up with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste.
Cautions
With gallstones, only to be used after consultation with your physician.
According to Commission E, ginger shouldn't be used by people with gallstones or during pregnancy - although the pregnancy warning is challenged by some, including the American Botanic Council, an industry trade group, which considers ginger safe during pregnancy. Ginger has no known negative interactions with other drugs.
Additional Information
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