Amazing Benefits of Ginger
Amazing Benefits of Ginger
Ginger root is widely used as a kitchen spice and a folk medicine. Ginger has powerful medicinal properties. It not only gives flavor to foods but also treats many health problem due to it’s medicinal properties.
Ginger is most commonly used for various stomach problems, motion sickness, morning sickness, colic, upset stomach, gas, diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome and nausea. Lets us see some health benefits of ginger .
According to one study Ginger is helpful in weight loss. ginger has a significant effect on body weight and belly fat. The Gingerols in ginger root encourage certain biological activities in your body and aids in weight loss.
Ginger is an anti-inflammatory spice which helps to stop blood clotting. The ginger contains a natural acid called salicylate. Aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid is a synthetic derivative of salicylate and it is a potent blood thinner.
Ginger showed to lower the total cholesterol and triglycerides levels in the body. A study conducted in 2008 showed that it can reduce your LDL cholesterol levels and boost your HDL cholesterol.
Some researches shows that ginger plays an important role in maintaining a healthy heart. Ginger has been used for centuries to treat a variety of cardiovascular conditions. Ginger helps reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke.
Ginger helps in kidney protection and reduces the severity of damage induced by CCl4 intoxication. The Ethanol extract of ginger has the most potent effect due to its content of flavonoids, sterols, triterpenes, carbohydrates and alkaloids.
According to one study, regular consumption of two grams of ginger or ginger supplements for 12 weeks resulted in a significant decrease in inflammatory marker levels, ALT and GGT liver enzymes and liver steatosis.
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common chronic liver diseases worldwide. The pathogenesis of this disease are associated with obesity and insulin resistance. Ginger root can have hypolipidemic and antioxidant effects, and act as an insulin sensitizer.
Ginger has anti-inflammatory properties which helps to relieve pain and improve function for all types of arthritis. The compounds present in ginger can function as a COX-2 inhibitor, the same way as common medications for rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis.
Ginger is a well known herbal sialagogue. This means that ginger helps to stimulate saliva production in the mouth and also helps dry mouth.