Ginger
Ginger is scientifically known as Zingiber officinale, a perennial plant growing on a thick, deep-rooted lemongrass. The south-eastern Asian countries are home to the ginger plant and are grown in the United States, India, China, and the Indies And is used in the preparation of foods as a kind of spices because of its distinctive smell and flavor also, in addition to its therapeutic uses, and uses the ginger In folk medicine since ancient times In many civilizations because of its many benefits and health effects.
Ginger contains chemically active substances consisting of volatile oil of different composition in the country where the ginger plant is grown, and non-volatile compounds, including Gingerols, Shagols and Zingerones. The most active substances are gingrol and chagall. In ginger, it is also made up of 50% starch.
Benefits of Ginger Tea
The studies have shown many health effects of ginger extract, as it has an effect on muscle contraction. It also has anti-coagulation, anti-oxidant, sibling, and lipid effects. It also stimulates the production of saliva, gastric juices, bile extract, Some benefits you can get from eating ginger tea:
- Resistance to infections.
- Relieve the symptoms of dizziness, including nausea.
- Relieving nausea and vomiting that occurs within 24 hours after surgery, and can reduce the dizziness and nausea caused by chemotherapy or dizziness, but the results of the studies differ in the last two effects, and the effects of ginger anti-vomiting directly on the digestive system, Vomiting affecting the central nervous system.
- Relieve pain associated with menstruation at levels close to ibuprofen and myfinamic acid when taken during the menstrual cycle.
- Relief of arthritis pain in osteoarthritis.
- Improve worm movement in the digestive system.
- Relieve nausea and vomiting associated with early pregnancy, but consult your doctor before taking ginger or other herbs during pregnancy, as some believe it can increase the risk of miscarriage, especially when taken at high doses.
- Stimulate the immune system.
- Ginger helps relieve the pain of rheumatism, joints, muscles, and headaches.
- Some studies suggest a role for ginger as an antimicrobial.
- Ginger can play a role in preventing genes from toxic changes caused by some toxic substances.
Ginger can also play a positive role in the following cases, with the need for further scientific research to confirm:
- Ginger can help fight cancer.
- Ginger can help fight obesity, relieve body fat accumulation / and lose weight.
- Reduce blood sugar.
- Cholesterol reduction.
- Prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.
- Can improve gastric disorders.
- It can have a role in relieving muscle aches that get after the sport.
- Improvement of acute respiratory failure.
- Contribute to the treatment of anorexia.
- Improve the symptoms of colds and flu.
- Some studies have found that eating ginger with chrysanthemum helps reduce the severity and duration of migraines.
- Ginger can improve the ability to swallow in people whose ability to swallow has decreased due to stroke.
Side effects of ginger tea
Ginger is safe for most people and does not usually have any adverse effects when taken at regular doses, but it can cause some mild side effects, such as heartburn, diarrhea, gastric ulcers, and increased menstrual intensity.
Although the majority of scientific research confirms that taking ginger to relieve nausea and dizziness at the beginning of pregnancy is safe, it is not advisable to use it in large quantities for this purpose, and consult with the doctor before eating during pregnancy and lactation, and be careful if one of the people suffering from hemorrhagic disorders Because of its anticoagulant effect, and caution should be taken when taking it with drugs that increase the blood supply and prevent coagulation, as it interacts with it, which increases the risk of bleeding and appearance of bruises, and consult your doctor before eating ginger in cases of gallstones because of its impact Win in the secretion of bile.