What is Ginger?
A perennial plant having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems. A native to India and China, but now grown in many places around the globe.
Benefits of Ginger
Peppermint is often used for digestion purposes in oil form. The oil is also used to treat problems including cramps, gastritis, motion sickness, and irritable bowl syndrome.
The gastrointestinal tract is often relieved by peppermint as it relaxes the intestinal wall’s muscles. As it increases saliva, swallowing increases and relieves cramps, improves appetite, and relieves pain from motion sickness, nausea, and irritable bowel syndrome. Muscle spasms from barium enemas, colonoscopy, and endoscopy are restrained by peppermint.
Dosage and preparation of Ginger
Oil: inhale or rub on chest to provide respiratory relief.
Tea: For 10-15 minutes, place 1 T of dried peppermint leaf in 5-6 oz of boiling water. Strain. Drink up to four times daily.
Add Ginger to leg of lamb, Swiss steak, pears, and sweet potato to add flavour.