Ginger is full of medicinally active ingredients
Right now it’s the cold season Ginger often on everyone’s lips: Many swear by the healing effects of the miracle tuber. The root not only helps with flu-like infections, but also has a counteracting effect Pains and activates the intestinal activity.
The healing power of Ginger has been valued in Asia for centuries. And in the meantime, the western world has also discovered the spicy tuber as a home remedy. In a Message of the University Hospital Freiburg explains what the root can do.
Rich in essential oils
The bulbous root of the ginger plant from Southeast Asia is known to most people in this country as a hot and flavorful ingredient from the Asian cuisine or known from baked goods and sweets.
“But the root, which is so inconspicuous from the outside, also hides a wide range of medicinally active ingredients inside and is therefore one of the naturopathy popular remedy”, explains Dr. Roman Huber, Head of the University Center for Naturopathy.
Ginger is rich in essential oils (more than 150 components) and pungent substances such as the so-called Gingerolenwhich are partly responsible for the special fruity-spicy taste.
Ginger has an anti-inflammatory effect, among other things, activates the intestinal activity and was effective against various viruses in laboratory tests.
Warming Remedy
In the traditional chinese medicine (TCM) and in the Indian naturopathy (Ayurveda) Ginger has been used for centuries as a remedy that warms the body from the inside.
The root will be against coldspain and also against nausea as well as motion sickness or migraines.
As stated in the release, modern conventional medicine has only recently begun to research the medicinal properties of ginger. The studies published so far found primarily an effectiveness against travel sickness and other forms of nausea, such as morning sickness.
Also use in the side effects of a chemotherapysuch as nausea, has already been successfully tested.
Studies also indicate that taking standardized ginger supplements reduces period pain and Muscle aches alleviate and reduce pain in arthrosis.
Possible hypoglycemic effect
But the power against pain and nausea are not the only specialty of the hot root. Research in rats suggests that ginger may prevent or slow the development of cataracts in diabetes. Other studies report a possible hypoglycemic Effect.
For example, extracts obtained from ginger support the absorption of glucose in muscle cells, independently of insulin administration Typ-2-Diabetes is reduced due to impaired insulin signaling. The pungent substances, the gingerols, in ginger are responsible for this.
Effective and well tolerated
Ginger unfolds its medicinal effectiveness as a Tee, as so-called ginger water. To do this, thin slices of the raw root are boiled in hot water for ten minutes and this liquid is drunk immediately.
It can also be used as a bath additive or in the form of a pad on the skin (Ingwerwickel) Relieve muscle tension. “Anyone who frequently struggles with nausea in the car, bus or plane should nibble on ginger biscuits or chew some ginger”, advises Dr. Huber.
Ginger can not only enrich the domestic kitchen with its characteristic taste and seasoning, but also the pharmacy cabinet complemented by a rapidly deployable, highly effective and very well tolerated remedy. (ad)
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Important NOTE:
This article contains general advice only and should not be used for self-diagnosis or treatment. He can not substitute a visit at the doctor.