Ginger (lat. Zingiber officinale) is a root originated from India.
It contains 0.25 to three % essential oil, and five to eight % oily thick liquid bitter taste, without smell.
Ginger is very healing. Removes nausea, improves digestion and relieves a variety of pain ..
It is used mainly in fresh form, as well as ground powder of dried roots.
Ginger wrappings are made against acute or chronic pain caused by rheumatism and arthritis, back pain, stiff neck, stomach cramps, inflammation of the liver and kidneys, bronchitis and asthma
Preparation
Put 50 grams of ginger powder in the bag, which must be of porous cotton canvas.
In a pot of 5 liters boil three liters of water. Remove the lid and let the steam out all the chlorine.
Put the bag with ginger and cook over low heat five minutes.
Remove from the heat and with a wooden spoon, press the bag, until it comes out of ginger juice .
In water of ginger dive three towels and leave them while are little cool. Then half wring the towels and apply them to the place intended for treatment.
• The first three days with towels rub reflex zone sole of the left and right leg and knee ..
• Fourth, fifth and sixth days put coverings over the body, especially the painful places
Ginger has multiple actions:
-analgesic: alleviates pain
-sedative: soothes and reduces irritability
-diuretic: promotes urination and removes excess water
-antimicrobial: destroy pathogens microorganisms
-analgesic: alleviates pain
-sedative: soothes and reduces irritability
-diuretic: promotes urination and removes excess water
-antimicrobial: destroy pathogens microorganisms
-anti-inflammatory: reduces inflammation and pain caused by arthritis