Root ginger contains powerful anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-nausea properties. It is a traditional remedy for muscle tension, coughs, stomach cramps, headaches, nausea, indigestion and colic. Known as a spice, it is available dried in powder form or as capsules, as a tea, crystallised and fresh. My husband loves the warming flavour of ginger in sweet food so gingerbread is a favourite in our house along with home-made ginger jam. A few years ago I started taking ginger supplements after reading about its natural powerful anti-inflammatory action. Both myself and my husband are occasionally troubled with back muscle tension and pain. We both lead very ...  Read the complete review

Ginger comes from the stem or the root of a plant called Zingiber Officinale. It is a herbal remedy which has been used in medicines in Chinese, Asian, Indian, and Arabic cultures for thousands of years. One of the most popular uses for Ginger is to aleviate the symptoms of sickness. This sickness can be any type of sickness be it from travel sickness to morning sickness. I suffered from awful morning sickness when I was pregnant with my daughter so much so that I would eat something and would see it again 5 minutes later. I was told to give ginger a try. Ginger was not something I particular wanted to try when I was pregnant even though I didn't mind it, the ...  Read the complete review

Ginger is an herb which is rich in medicinal value. It has irregular, underground, branched stems, which are juicy, yellowish, with threads inside, unevenly thick and tough. It has a characteristic fragrance when shredded or cut. It can be used in fresh or dried form. It is available in super markets and other food shops. I use ginger paste while preparing curries and occasionally grated ginger while preparing tea. Ginger is known for its medicinal properties from ages and has being in use as a medicine in India, China and Far East since long. It is routinely used in Indian recipes as a spice where it serves both flavouring as well as medicinal purposes. Now ...  Read the complete review

Ginger is an excellent treatment for nausea and can also aleviate hayfever symtoms in some people. Ginger is the stem, or underground root of the plant Zingiber officinale. It has been used in medicine in Chinese, Asian, Indian, and Arabic systems for thousands of years.This plant is native to Asia where it has been used in cooking for at least 4,400 years, ginger grows in fertile,tropical soil and likes plenty of moisture. Several medical trials and tests have been carried out in US an UK, in an attempt to prove the benefits of ginger for all kinds of nausea,including post operative, post chemotherapy, motion sickness and morning sickness during ...  Read the complete review

Do you suffer from hayfever? Sick of taking those little pills that turn you into a beached whale, emptying the contents of the office water cooler all by yourself in one morning (Chlorpheniramine maleate/Piriton) or being permanently drowsy and thinking that you don't get enough rest (Tenerfadine/Triludan)? Or are you just so sick of taking those little pills that the very thought of swallowing another one makes you gag? I and others like me, who have taken so many tablets that our pores are oozing hayfever tablet powder, have a choice. That choice is to either stop taking the tablets or to continue, in which case there is this niggling suspicion that it ...  Read the complete review