Ginger

Do you have health issues such as indigestion, ulcers, inflammation, arthritis, heart disease, blood clotting or the normal nausea that typically accompanies pregnancy or motion sickness? Ginger is a powerful pain reliever and detoxifier. You may or may not be aware there are literally hundreds of medicinal properties in the spice ginger. The benefits of ginger have been documented since the beginning of recorded history.

Excerpts from Paul Schulick’s book entitled Ginger.

Modern medicine has had little to offer in treating arthritis, the nation’s primary crippler. Side effects have plagued these conventional medications, (NASAIDs) killing thousands each year; and it is a rare event when the patient is actually healed. In two clinical trials conducted in Denmark, ginger actually reversed many of the subjects arthritic symptoms and did so without side effects. Researchers attributed the benefits, among other possibilities, to the balancing of critical body enzymes.

The modern scientific method is beginning to demonstrate that the range of diseases that ginger can positively affect as an anti-inflammatory agent is staggering.

This recipe of Dr. Koji Yamoda is said to relieve a wide variety of
external and internal pains including neuralgia, stiffness, swollen glands and toothache. A ginger compress is reported to be effective for patients suffering from asthma and bronchitis.

***Consult with your holistic physician when treating serious disorders.***

Ginger Compress

While bringing a gallon of distilled or spring water to a boil in a large, lidded enamel or stainless steel pot, wash 1 1/2 unpeeled organic ginger rhizomes and grate by hand using a rotating clockwise motion. This keeps rough fibers from building up on the grater.

Place the ginger in a clean muslin cloth, slightly moistened and tie at top to form a bag, leaving room for air and water to circulate.

Before dropping this bag into the pot, gently squeeze the juice from the bag into the water, which should no longer be boiling.

Cover pot and simmer for 7 minutes.

The resulting liquid should have a golden hue and a distinctive ginger aroma.

When ready, remove pot from stove and set aside.

When the liquid is still hot but not scalding, sip a Terry cloth hand towel into it and apply directly to the site of pain. The compress should be kept fairly warm for 15 to 20 minutes.

Repeat again 4 to 6 hours later.

Ginger Tea Recipe
Place approximately 1/2 teaspoon of freshly grated organic ginger rhizome into 8 ounces boiling water, cover pot and steep for 10-15 minutes, allowing full extraction of the fresh rhizome. Strain and add honey to taste, if desired.

In the summertime, I replace iced black tea, with cold ginger tea. :-)

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