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Ginger is an herb that grows mainly in Asia is used as a spice in cooking. It is also known for its therapeutic qualities. It is an underground stem (rhizome) that can be used fresh, powdered, dried, or in the form of oil or juice.
Ginger is one among the wonderful spice in Indian kitchen that leaves strong flavor to the curry to make. It is usually used in making chicken or fish curries so that it can suppress the unhealthy raw smell of this food ingredient and replace the same with wonderful smell of ginger. The particular spice root also has variety of health benefits. One of the most common health benefits is protection of cold attack. People generally suffer from irritating throat once they have cold attack. But chewing dry ginger root with a pinch of salt can remove such discomfort.
Sontipodi or dry ginger is a homemade medicine which treatsmuch illness. It is used in Ayurveda medicines sincecenturies. Dry ginger powder,called saunth in Hindi is hot and dry by nature.
Dried ginger has been used in traditional medicine to give relief from gastrointestinal distress. It is found to be effective in eliminating gas from the intestines andhelpsin the relaxation of the tract.
Ginger is very beneficial in the prevention of motion sickness. It reduces nausea and cold sweats, dizziness and vomiting. It is also effective in morning sickness in pregnant women
The Gingerols in dried ginger has very powerful anti-inflammatory properties which help in decreasing the level of painof osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. People with knee problem have also experienced the decrease of pain after daily consumption of ginger powder for a period of one year.
Gingerols also prevent the growth and spread of colorectal cancer cells. They may also kill ovarian cancer cells by inducing programmed cell death and self-digestion.