This is the second post in a series focused on ginger, its health benefits, and the versatility of the root in recipes. I would love to hear your favorite uses for ginger, so please feel free to comment or email if you have something you'd like to share.
If you missed the first post in this series, just click on the link below.
Ginger, Lemon & Honey: Tea for the Season
Ahhuhhhhh. That's how I spell a sigh. It's my thank-you-god-it's-finally-Friday sigh, and I'm oh-so-glad to be breathing it. Chemistry exam weeks are always a little on the horrendously stressful side, but I've made it through, and I'm just a few hours away from a glass of red and my PJ's. But we're not here to talk about my school schedule, we're here to throw down and get the lowdown on some Zingiber officinale. Ginger.
I've been doing some research this week (during that time when I'm procrastinating on the quantum mechanical model) to learn some new and exciting things about ginger. In my last post, I discussed the use of ginger for coughs and colds, but this herbal root has a few more tricks up its sleeve. It turns out that the most common and most studied medicinal use of ginger is in the treatment of nausea.
