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Ginger – Aromatic, Pungent, & Powerful

In herbal medicine practice, ginger is known for being an effective “carminative” that helps reduce intestinal gas issues, as well as an intestinal “spasmolytic” that helps relax and sooth the intestinal digestive tract.

You’ve likely sipped ginger ale or ginger tea when you’ve had an upset stomach. Ginger’s fantastic for nausea – and so much more. Because it gives your immune system a boost, it never hurts to add ginger to your cooking if you like its flavor. It’s also antimicrobial and pain-relieving, properties you can take advantage of both internally or externally – for example, by applying cooled ginger tea to burns. Its expectorant and diaphoretic properties make it a great choice for colds, coughs, and fevers. De La Foret also recommends ginger for menstrual cramps.

Drinking a tea of ginger alone can be overwhelming, so you might wish to combine it with other herbs so your tea has a little zing without making it too difficult to drink. Try an immune-boosting blend of equal parts ginger, lemon balm, rose hips, and dandelion, for example. Pour one cup of water “just off the boil” over one teaspoon of herbs and steep, covered, for 20 minutes. Then sweeten with honey, add lemon if you wish, and enjoy.

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