It is literally easier to list ailments that ginger does not cure or at least alleviates. Ginger helps against nausea, reduces dizziness, reduces inflammation, helps with allergies, prevents flu, colds and respiratory viruses, treats arthritis and rheumatism, calms irritability, destroys malignant microorganisms, prevents the spread of cancer cells, etc.
Is it really necessary to list further?
Europeans learned about ginger only in the first century AD and experienced a revelation, although among Asians it was largely an old story and was used for canning, spices and for health purposes.
Ginger mixes in everything. Ginger can be used to make bread, beer, jam, sweets, tea, and is also used as an addition to beef and baked foods, in soups, sauces, etc. It is a key ingredient in Korean, Japanese and Chinese cuisine. You can and should eat ginger raw, but not in excessive amounts, as it can cause stomach irritation.
It is little known that ginger is an aphrodisiac, which is another reason to be careful with its dosage.
Ginger is a tuberous plant from the lily family, although its appearance does not resemble this beautiful flower at all. Its appearance is exactly the opposite of its beneficial effect, reports Fokus.ba.
Ginger beer has a taste to remember. The first people who thought of making beer from this plant were the famous English beer drinkers and the American colonialists.
Ginger also experienced his celebrity moment. Namely, the main ingredient of the Shirley Temple cocktail, which was made in Hawaii in the 30s in honor of this famous actress, is soft ginger juice.
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