It’s A Long And Winding Road

Ginger is one of those alternative medicines that have been around for eons. It was used in ancient times and in the recent past in folk medicines. It’s hard to tell what it’s benefits can be with out scientific research. The good news is that there has been some scientific research on the use of ginger.

1. Ginger and Ovarian Cancer
A study performed by J. Rebecca Liu, M.D. and her research group at University of Michigan Medical School found that ovarian cancer cells died with the use of ginger. Ordinarily ovarian cancer cells don’t respond well to the current standard treatments.

2. Morning Sickness and Motion Sickness
A number of reviewed studies show that both of these conditions are helped by the use of ginger. A recent Danish study used 80 navel cadets to test how one ounce of ginger would benefit those normally prone to motion sickness. The study showed that those given ginger suffered less within a four hour period than those that didn’t take it.

3. Pain and Inflammation Reduction
Ginger has long been thought to have inflammation reduction properties. Researchers at the University of Sydney found it’s use does, in fact, reduce these two conditions. They are now working on finding out exactly what type of pain benefit’s the most from it’s use.

4. Menstrual Cramp Relief
Traditional Chinese Medicine uses a combination of ginger tea and brown sugar to relieve crams as well as helping the body to clear waste. Here is the recipe.

Peel a one inch piece of ginger and slice it thinly. Bring 5 cups of water to a boil. Add the ginger and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Add and dissolve the brown sugar by stirring. Remove ginger pieces and pour into a cup. Save the remainder in the refrigerator and reheat as needed.

Note: Many Chinese women say that cold food or drink will trigger menstrual pain.

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