Digestive aid, lowers cholesterol levels, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, blood thinner.
Ginger is a spice made from the root of the ginger plant. Ginger root refers to the actual underground part of the plant that is used in cooking and for its medicinal properties.
The part of the plant that ginger comes from is the rhizome or the underground stem of the plant. One medicinal use of ginger is for the treatment of nausea.
Yes, ginger and ginger root refer to the same thing. Ginger is a flowering plant whose underground stem, known as ginger root, is commonly used as a spice in cooking and for its medicinal properties.
The ginger plant (Zingiber officinale) is the most ginger thing living. It is a flowering plant whose underground stem, or rhizome, is used as a spice and for its medicinal properties.
Antispasmodic, anticoagulant.
Anti-inflammatory.
Laxative or purgative.
Diuretic and anti-inflammatory.
Anti-inflammatory.
Anti-bacterial, astringent.
Astringent, sedative, hypotonic.
Antiviral, antibacterial, expectorant.