Naila Akhtar
Jul 6 2008, 12:49 AM
Ginger
Use :
Cold / Flu
Suppressing cough
Cramps
Nausea
Stiffness
Detoxify meat
Blood Thinner
Ease bruises & sprains
Stimulate delayed period
Break up congestion and fever
Preparations :
Ginger prepared in tea form is useful for cramps, nausea, thinning blood, as a substitute for coumadin, break up congestion and fever.
Use externally for stiffness
Add in cooking to detoxify meat, especially chicken. Boil 2/3 cup of freshly chopped root in 1 gallon water, wrapped in cheesecloth (or old nylon stocking) until the water is yellow.
Then soak towel and lay on bruises and sprains while still hot, to ease them.
Ginger is one of the few herbs that easily passes the blood/brain membrane and is used in conjunction with other herbs that are meant to have an effect on the mind.
Pregnant women should avoid medicinal concentrations of ginger
aaminah
Jul 27 2008, 10:10 AM
Ginger is one of the few herbs that easily passes the blood/brain membrane and is used in conjunction with other herbs that are meant to have an effect on the mind.
quite interesting!!