Ginger a common kitchen spice which we use in almost every spicy dish we make. It gives an excellent spicy nature to any food. But do you know it can used to treat more than 10 common diseases that we see regularly! Ayurveda describes it as an Analgesic, Carminative, Antiemetic, Aphrodisiac, Aphoristic, Digestive, Expectorant, and Stimulant. This digestive friendly and wonder drug is described as a universal medicine by Ayurveda.
Ayurvedic benefits of Ginger:
Tridosha Hara: When taken with rock salt it reduces Vata, with rock candy reduces Pitta and with honey reduces Kapha.
Indigestion: Mix ginger juice with water and cane sugar, boil it to syrup consistency — add saffron and powders of cardamom, nutmeg, and clove and preserve well. This ginger-jam, called Allaepauk, is useful in indigestion, flatulence, colic, vomiting, spasms, stomach and bowel pains with fever, colds, cough, asthma, and increasing Pachaka Agni (responsible for digestion).
Low Appetite: To increase appetite mix equal parts of ginger juice with lemon juice and rock salt, and take just before meals.
Sore Throat: For sore throat and laryngitis chew a fresh piece of ginger few times a day.
Morning Sickness and Vomiting: Take equal parts of ginger juice along with onion juice relieve nausea and vomiting in pregnant women.
Anti-cancerous properties: Some recent studies suggest that ginger has anti-cancerous properties and useful in ovarian and colon cancer especially.
Nervous Headache: Mix ginger juice with milk; let it dry use it as a snuff.
Stomach pain/Irritation: Mix dry ginger powder with asafoetida or make an infusion of dry ginger, and mix with 1-2 tbs. castor oil. It is also useful in painful menstruation.
Chronic Rheumatic Pain: For chronic rheumatic pain (Vayu or Kapha), colds and excess mucus take ginger powder tea before bed.
Headache: Make a paste of ginger and aloe gel or water, and apply to the head and take a nap or before evening sleep. You can use same paste for tooth aches too.
Fainting: In case of fainting, apply a thin paste of ginger and water to the eyelids, or place a mix of Sunti, black pepper and Pippalí under the nostrils in small pinches.
Seasonal Allergies: Last but not least ginger tea is best in fighting against seasonal allergies like cold, flu and cough.
This is not it, Ginger is used in most of the Ayurvedic medicines because of its health benefits. So, why wait! Grab a cup of ginger tea now.
Leave a reply