This plant has amazing powers to cure many diseases..

– The efficacy and potency of ginger (Zingiber officinale) should be known in order to know how important the plant product is to humanity

– A good number of people spend money where they ought to have saved

– Eating natural foods is far better than eating chemically-preserved foods

Some of the amazing powers of ginger are highlighted below:

1. Cure for toothache

Using ginger as a home-made cure for toothaches is what has been passed down from one generation to another. The ginger is dried and then grinded into powdery form.

It has been found that a good number of people even experience immediate relief from tooth pain when the powdered ginger is applied to the affected tooth/teeth.

2. Lowers blood sugar

The powerful and anti-diabetic properties of ginger is so much. A person suffering from type 2 diabetes could use at least two grammes of ginger powder daily. This has been found to lower fasting blood sugar level by as much as 12%.

3. It improves brain activities

Ginger could enhance the brain’s functions directly, because a particular study in 60 different adult women, using ginger extract showed that there was an improvement to their reaction time and working memory.

4. It lowers blood cholesterol

The increase in cholesterol level in the blood is a death sentence. High levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol is related to an increase in the risk of heart related diseases like hypertension and heart attack.

5. Anti-respiratory infections

Due to the dust in the environment like in Nigeria, people complain of different respiratory infections like sore throat. There is a bio-active substance in ginger called gingerol, which helps to lower the risk of infections. Fresh ginger could also be effective, when treating RSV virus, which is commonly responsible for respiratory infections.

6. Cure for chronic indigestion (constipation)

When constipation sets in, it could be worrisome. Chronic indigestion, which is medically called ‘dyspepsia,’ is characterised by a recurrent pain and discomfort in the upper region of the stomach.

Ginger has been found to speed up emptying of the bowel in people with dyspepsia. After eating, ginger helps to reduce the time for the stomach to empty from 16 to 12 minutes.

7. Cure for menstrual pain

One of the basic uses of ginger is as a pain relief, with menstrual pain inclusive. The way drugs like Mefenamic and Ibuprofen reduce pain, so also do ginger reduces different types of pain.

8. Anti-cough

Ginger is one of the most important natural cures for cough. Ginger has to be slightly sliced and boiled, Thereafter, it is crushed a bit, to ensure its potency is drawn out, to bring out the active ingredients within it. Drinking ginger tea, also eases sore throat and non-stop cough.

9. Cure for muscle pain and soreness

Ginger is anti-exercise induced muscle pain drug. By eating two grammes of ginger daily for 11 days consecutively, it will bring about a significant reduction in muscle pain, especially in people, who are involved in performing elbow exercises.

10. Powerful cancer fighter

There are different types of cancers. They could either be malignant or benign, or sarcomas or carcinomas. The positive effect of ginger on cancer cannot be disregarded. Since cancer is a serious health condition, ginger has been shown to help treat ovarian cancer for years.

11. Headaches and migraines

It is beneficial when ginger is used to cure headaches and migraines. Ginger is basically used to fight the nausea, which often accompanies migraine and headaches.

Source:Naij.com