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GINGER (Zingiber)

Categories: Medical Uses of Some Common Household Articles

Ginger is the rhizome of Zingiber Officinale, a plant
of Hindostan, Jamaica and other tropical countries.



Action: It is an agreeable carminative and stimulant, in easing the

secretions and stimulating the wavelike movement of the bowels. It acts as

an irritant to the bladder and urethra.



Uses. It is put in laxative pills to prevent griping and to disguise the

taste of the salines. It is useful in dyspepsia of aged persons and also

good in flatulence and diarrhea. For menstrual cramps, due to suppression

from exposure to cold it is useful as a warm tea and also for colds. It is

also used in the spice plasters.



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