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- Shubhra Krishan
- June 7, 2011
- 3:03 pm
- 140 comments
Ayurveda gives ginger the status of a virtual medicine chest. That’s because this wonder spice has time-tested digestion-friendly properties, in addition to its numerous other health benefits.
In India, we use ginger liberally in our daily life. Ginger-spiked chai is a household favorite, and it’s grandma’s antidote of choice for battling cold and flu.
On millions of dining tables in India, you’ll see matchsticks of fresh ginger that have turned a soft pink from being soaked in lemon juice and salt: a zingy accompaniment to our favorite dinner, dal-chawal.
Let’s give this knobbly root a closer look.
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Read more: Ayurveda, Diet & Nutrition, Eating for Health, Food, General Health, Health, Natural Remedies, Vegetarian, digestion, energy, ginger, herbs, nature, nausea
Shubhra Krishan
Writer, editor and journalist Shubhra Krishan is the author of Essential Ayurveda: What it is and what it can do for you (New World Library, 2003), Radiant Body, Restful Mind: A Woman's book of comfort (New World Library, 2004), and The 9 to 5 Yogi: How to feel like a sage while working like a dog (Hay House India, 2011).
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140 comments
+ add your ownI do use ginger in my juicer also my blender and on my salads. Thank you for the post, I didn't know all the wonderful benefits.
Thank you, great info! :) All the more reason to have ginger..!
Thanks, I plan to add more ginger to my diet!
awesome article!!!
Thank you!
Thank you.
Love ginger.
Great article. My husband eats a bit of crystallized ginger to calm his heartburn now instead of a nasty prescription drug, and it actually works much better!
Thank you
I found this so interesting that I wished there were a few more pages. You have sparked an interest now I shall have to go looking for more ... thank you for posting.
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