(Zingiber officinale)
🌱 Ginger is one of the most commonly used condiments across many cultures, and has been used throughout the world since ancient times, as both food and medicine.
🌱 Ginger root is prepared in fresh, dried, pickled, preserved, crystallized, candied, powdered or ground forms, as a tea or fermented beverage.
🌱Ginger is often added to Chinese herbal formulations for its ability to stimulate circulation, support digestion, and for its warming and anti-emetic actions, which reduce the side effects and enhance the action of other herbs.
🌱 Ginger also has anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-microbial and anti-carcinogenic actions, ginger is commonly used to treat colds, nausea, arthritis and migraines.