Fresh Ginger Description, Uses and Health Benefits

Fresh Ginger is organically grown, hygienic processing and high medicinal value culinary spice. It can be consumed fresh, powdered, dried as a spice, in oil form or as juice. It is widely used in homes, hotels and restaurants to impart impeccable taste, rich aroma and pungent flavor to various veg and non-veg dishes and drinks.
Fresh Ginger is easy to digest and has long shelf life. Apart from making the foods and drinks more tempting, it is popular as a traditional home remedy. It has powerful anti-inflammatory as well as antioxidant properties with the ability to cure numerous health related problems.

Fresh Ginger

Fresh Ginger consists of Calcium, protein, iron, carbohydrate, dietary fibre, vitamin, carotene and many other micro-nutrition. Most prominent nutrients in ginger include amino acids, calcium, essential fatty acids, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, zinc, Vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6 and C. Ground ginger also contains Vitamin A.
There are so many ways to take advantage of this spice, you can use it by sprinkling it on dishes or mixing it into recipes.

In  India Fresh Ginger is mainly grown in Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Sikkim. And India is the Second largest exporter of fresh ginger in World  after China.

Doha, Qutar, Southi Arabia and UK are the main countries in which India Export the fresh ginger.

Many Studies Have Suggested the Incredible Health Benefits Of Fresh Ginger:-

Ginger

• Relieves digestive problems such as Nausea, Indigestion, Gas, Colic, Diarrhoea, Loss of appetite, Motion sickness and Pain.
• Lowers down the Blood Sugar as well as improves Heart Disease risk factors
• Reduces the Muscle Pain and Soreness
• Reduces Bacterial and Fungal Infections
• Works as an Organic Appetite Suppressant which is the best choice to reduce Weight.

 Fresh Ginger Uses:
-Grate ginger root and combine it with carrots, apples and lemon juice in your juicer
-Sprinkle grated ginger on desserts
-Pickled- Serve it with or add it to sushi
-Make it into ginger tea
-Add a teaspoon of ground ginger to pancake batter
-Sprinkle ground ginger over vegetables before roasting.

9 Medical Benefits of Ginger Powder

Ginger Powder

Ginger Powder is used as a spice and flavoring agent in food & beverage industry. It adds best taste, flavor and aroma to the recipes. Ginger is versatile in nature it can be consumed as a fresh, dried, powered, oil or in juice form. No matter what form it is used, ginger is a herb that have several health benefits. Along with providing taste, it is also admired for its purity and high medicinal value.

Benefits Of Ginger Powder:

Cooking Benefits:

• Used in Indian, specifically Punjabi marinades for Tandoori starters, veg as well as non veg and we should try to use fresh ginger in making of these dishes.
• Used in gravies and curries, drinks (like tea, ale, lemonade), smoothies, and home made jams or pickles.

Medicinal Benefits:

• Helps in Digestion,to fight the Flu and Common Cold because it has anti- bacterial properties that accelerate the sweating and lowers body temperature. It also helps to get rid of the toxins present in our body. For getting relief you can add it in your tea or make a paste with salt and clove.
• Prevents Sea sickness, Chemotherapy related nausea, Nausea after surgery and Morning Sickness
• Reduces symptoms of Osteoarthritis
• Reduce Lowers Blood Sugars and improves Heart Disease risk factors
• Treats Chronic Indigestion

Benefits For The Skin:
Ginger powder is Anti- inflammatory and anti- bacterial in nature, when we used this powder it  kill the bacteria that cause acne and unclog your pores.It  also act as a toner which helps you to keep your skin healthy and hydrated.

Benefits For The Hair:

Ginger powder has natural antiseptic properties that makes it effective in treating dandruff problems. It can stimulate your hair growth and  reduce hair fall as it contain fatty acids.

Relief from Headache And Migraine:

In case of  headache ginger powder can be applied as a paste on the forehead, while for migraine it can be consumed with warm water.

Relief From Stomach Trouble:

Ginger powder has been used since generations for the treatment of gastrointestinal problems. It reduces the gas from the stomach and provide relief to  the intestines.Ginger powder is  also used in case to provide relief in chest pain which is caused due to acidity.