Ginger(aale) - Health benefits, application, chemical constituents, side effects and many more

 


Ginger(aale)

Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe), which belongs to the Zingiberaceae family and the Zingiber genus, has been commonly consumed as a spice and in an herbal medicine for a long time. Ginger is a flowering plant whose rhizome or root is used as a spice. Consumption of the ginger rhizome is a typical traditional remedy to relieve common health problems, including pain, nausea, and vomiting. It shows antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anticancer, neuroprotective, cardiovascular protective, respiratory protective, antiobesity, antidiabetic, antinausea, and antiemetic activities. In many of the application we can use dry ginger instead of wet ginger.        

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It has different names in different languages such as Marathi name(Aale, Adarak), Hindi name(Adarakh, Aadi), Kannada name(Hasi Shunti, Shunti), Telugu name(Alla, Allamu), Tamil name(Inji), Pu..................................read more



Vitamin and mineral content

Vitamin : B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, C, E

Mineral : Calcium, Iron, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, potassium, sodium, zinc

Volatile oils : 1 - 3%. Complex predominately hydrocarbons. β-  Bisabolene  and  zingiberene  (major);  other  sesquiterpenes include  zingiberol,  zingiberenol,  ar-curcumene,  β-sesquiphellandrene,  β-sesquiphellandrol  (cis  and  trans); numerous monoterpene  hydrocarbons, alcohols and  aldehydes (e.g. phellandrene, camphene, geraniol, neral, linalool,  δ-nerol).

Oleo-resin :  Gingerol  homologues (major,  about  33%) including  derivatives  with  a  methyl  side-chain,  shogaol homologues  (dehydration  products  of  gingerols),  zingerone (degradation  product  of  gingerols),  1-dehydrogingerdione,  6-gingesulfonic acid and volatile oils.

• More than approximately 100 compounds have reportedly been isolated from ginger. Specifically, the major classes of ginger compounds are gingerol, shogaols, zingiberene, and zingerone, as well as other less common compounds, including terpenes, vitamins, and minerals. Soluble  and insoluble fibers are also found in ginger. 

             - Gingerol and shogaol inpart..................................read more




Properties and benefits of Ginger

  • Taste – pungent
  • Qualities – heavy, Rooksha (dryness), Teekshna (strong)
  • Taste conversion after digestion  – Sweet(Madhura)
  • Potency – Ushna(Hot)
  • Effect on Tridosha – Balances Kapha and vata
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  • Hrudya – acts as cardiac tonic, congenial for heart
  • Deepana – improves digestion strength. 
  • Ruchida – improves taste, useful in relieving anorexia
  • Shophahara – relieves swelling, edema, anti inflammatory
  • Kaphahara – balances Kapha, useful in productive cough, asthma
  • Kantamayaapaha – Useful in throat disorders
  • Svarya – improves voice
  • Vibandhahara – relieves constipation
  • Anahahara – relieves gas, fullness of abdomen, bloating
  • Shoolajit – relieves abdominal colic pain
  • Bhedini – relieves constipation
  • Jihva Vishodhana – cleanses and clears tongue, relieves white coating
  • Kaphavatahara – Balances Kapha and Vata
  • Shwasahara – useful in treatment of asthma and chronic respiratory disorders
  • Kasahara – useful in cough and cold
  • Vamihara – relieves vomiting
  • Hikkahara – relieves hiccups


Dry Ginger 

  • Dry ginger is unctuous, promotes digestion, aphrodisiac, hot in potency, balances Vata and Kapha, sweet in Vipaka, cardio- tonic and palatable. 
  • Taste conversation after digestion - Madhura(Sweet)
  • Vrushya – aphrodisiac, improves vigour
  • Rochana – improves taste, relieves anorexia
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Uses, application and benefits of Ginger

1) Gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) : ginger  is regarded  as  an  excellent  carminative  (a  substance  which  promotes  the elimination of intestinal gases) and intestinal spasmolytic (a substance which relaxes and soothes the intestinal tract). It reduces colon spasms and cramps, is excellent for nausea, vomiting, and motion sickness, stimulates production of  digestive  juices,  helps  bowel  disorders,  and  acts  as  a  colon  cleanser. Ginger has a sialagogue action, stimulating the production of saliva, which makes swallowing easier.

Intake : 1) Add as a spice in many recipes OR in food.

              2) Taken in the form of Ginger tea.

              3) Sour buttermilk mixed with a pinch of rock salt and 1 – 2 grams of ginger powder at night, before food.


2) For dry mouth Chew a piece of fresh ginger slowly or drink cup of Ginger tea with honey 1-2 times a day. Because it  stimulates saliva and can make your mouth feel fresh.

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3) In allergic rashes, crush some old jaggary or normal jaggery in ginger juice and take twice a day.

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4) For toothache, apply a paste of dry ginger on the outside of the cheek at the point of pain.


5) Dry Ginger paste mixed in yogurt which is an effective topical application to reduce the swelling.


6) A decoction of dry ginger and caster roots should be taken every morning for lubrication of  joints and relief from pain and arthritic pain.

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7) To get relief from congestion add some ginger juice in mustard oil and applied externally on the chest. With you should drink a cup of ginger tea or Decoction.

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8) Ginger tea also gives relief from asthmatic attacks, cough and cold.

            Ginger candy( ginger + jaggery + Turmeric powder) is also very good remedy for cough, cold , sore throat, etc.

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9) For piles, make small balls of dry ginger and jaggary, eat one twice a day to reduce the masses and allow free passage of stool.


10) For indigestion, the decoction of dry ginger and rock salt is very helpful in handling undigested material.

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11) Equal parts of shunti, til seeds and jaggary should be pasted and drunk with milk twice a day for colic pain.

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12) Fresh ginger juice, lemon juice and honey – take a teaspoon of each of these and mix well. The dose of this remedy is one teaspoon(Do not overdose, as it may cause stomach irritatio). This is one of my favorite remedies to get rid of excess sleepiness, indigestion, vomiting, nausea and headache. It is also good remedy to relieve hangover. 

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13) Ginger juice extract 2 – 3 drops is instilled into nose to create irritation and to expel out sputum, to relieve sinusitis. But some may find it intolerable. 


15) In Cold or Asthmatic attacks – Ginger tea – crushed ginger is added to boiling water and tea is prepared with this water. Take this tea to decrease inflammation and relieve congestion and bodyache. In Asthma – A few garlic cloves may be added to the above tea.

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16) Dry ginger is a very natural and easily available remedy for treating nausea, vomiting, motion sickness, and mor.................................read more


     

Caution : 

  • Consuming excessive ginger may increase heartburn.
  • If you are taking blood thinning medications, then you need to consult doctor before use. Because it shows blood thinning property.
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Note : 

1) Ginger leaves have also been used for food-flavouring and Asian Traditional Medicine especially in China.

2) Ginger oil also used as food-flavouring agent in soft drink, as spices in bakery products, in confectionary items, pickles, sauces and as preservatives. 

3) It is indispensable in the manufacture of ginger bread, confectionary, ginger, curry powders, certain curried meats, table sauces, in pickling and in the manufacture of certain cordials, ginger cocktail, carbonate drinks, liquors etc. In medicine, it is used as carminative and stimulant. It has wider applications in indigenous medicines. The ginger oil is used as food flavourant in soft drinks.

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1) ayurvedacolleage.com

2) Ginger: A Functional Herb; Neeru Bhatt, Mostafa I. Waly, Mohamed M Essa, et al. 

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