1. Immune system
2. Heart health
3. Anti-parasitic
4. Cancer
5. Infections
This is Ginger.
Benefits
Description
Ginger is most commonly used for stomachaches and to aid with digestion.
It increases the release of bile and digestive enzymes which helps you better break down your food.
It’s also anti-bacterial and anti-fungal, which is useful for overgrowth and infections of the GI tract.
Ginger is also commonly used for nausea and it’s even useful for relieving gas or headaches.
Ginger also enhances circulation around the body and for women, the reproductive organs. Some studies also show that ginger has the ability to destroy cancer cells.
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Research
Stomachache Relief
Drozdov, V., Kim, V.A., Tkachenko, E., et al., The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2012
Aids Digestion
Effect of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) on Performance and Blood Serum Parameters of Broiler
Mohamed, A.B., Al-Rubaee, M., Jalil, A., International Journal of Poultry Science, 2012
Increases Release of Digestive Enzymes
Platel, K., Srinivasan, K., International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 1996
Reduces Cancer Cells
The Inhibitory Effect of Ginger Extract on Ovarian Cancer Cell Line; Application of Systems Biology
Pashaei-Asl, R., Pashaei-Asl, F., Gharabaghi, P., Khodadadi, K., et al., Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2017
Release of Bile
Cholagogic effect of ginger and its active constituents
Yamahara, J., Miki, K., Chisaka, T., Sawada, T., Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 1985
Relieves Gas
Effect of Ginger on Lower Esophageal Sphincter Pressure
Lohsiriwat, S., Rukkiat, M., Chaikomin, R., Leelakusolvong, S., Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand, 2010
Anti-Bacterial
Karuppiah, P., Shyamkumar, R., Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2012
Enhances Circulation
Ginger and Its Constituents: Role in Prevention and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Cancer
Prasad, S., Tyagi, A., Gastroenterology and Practice, 2015
Anti-Fungal
Survey of the Antibiofilm and Antimicrobial Effects of Zingiber officinale (in Vitro Study)
Aghazadeh, M., Bialvaei, A.Z., Aghazadeh, M., Kabiri, F., et al., Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology, 2016
Headache Relief
Maghbooli, M., Farhad, G., Alireza, M.E., Mehran, Y., Phytotherapy Research, 2014
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