getting hot and spicey! (Root Ginger)

Member Name: spanishgirl

Product:	Root Ginger
Date:	31/03/08 (58 review reads)
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Advantages: tastes good, health benefits,cheap and lasts well

Disadvantages: none

Ginger is my favourite spice of all I especially love using fresh root ginger. I use it in alot of my cooking, to make drinks with and instead of medicine.
It has been grown for thousands of years mainly in hotter climates but it will grow in the U.K in pots if kept in the sun (but not direct sunlight). Although it is called a root it is actually a tuber with roots of its own. Ginger can harvest almost all year round. The longer it is kept underground the hotter and spicer it becomes.
When choosing root ginger to buy pick one with smooth brown skin as this will indicate the freshness of it.
Ginger helps as a stress relief and mood enhancer and is also known to be an aphrodisiac! so use it in your cooking to get your partner in the mood!
Ginger is well known to aid nausea, travel sickness and upset stomachs. When in feeling sick I either chew on a piece of peeled root ginger or make a ginger drink by bruising the root ginger lightly with a rolling pin (releasing flavour and goodness) you don't need to peel it, then adding it to some hot water and lemon juice, you can also add honey. This is also good for colds, flu and sore throats.
Crystallised ginger is also good for upset stomachs and vitality. It always seems to perk me up!
Giner has anti inflammatory properties and can help lessen the pain of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Ginger can help with athelets foot just bruise the root ginger and add it to a bowl of warm water and soak your feet in it. Do this several times a week until the athletes foot goes, it really does work.
You can also buy ground ginger for cooking (costing between 49p- £1.29) available in supermarkets and ginger health supplements available in supermarkets, health shops and chemists (£1.99+). Root ginger can be brought in supermarkets and fruit shops and is priced according to the weight.
Ginger tea is very refreshing and helps reduce excessive sweating.
I think ginger is wonderful and would'nt be without it. It's the one product I do swear by.

Summary: I wouldn't be without ginger