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On its therapeutic action ginger is sudorific, soothing, expectoration and antiemetic agent. It feeds all tissues. The newest researches specify extremely favorable ginger’s influence on a stomach, digestive and respiratory systems. Ginger makes food light and digestible and gives it slightly spicy taste. It is used for elimination of harmful action of animal poisons.

All these miracle ginger’s properties are caused by a plenty of the biological “fire” managing metabolism. Regular eating of ginger in small amounts increases internal heat, wakening appetite and stimulating digestion, warming a stomach and blood. It is especially useful in cold weather and in a cold climate.

Ginger is used as an extract, broth, a powder (250-500 mg) in the medical purposes. It is recommended at cold, flu, indigestion, vomiting, eructation, abdominal pains. It lowers level of cholesterol in blood. In east medicine it is considered, that ginger strengthens memory, opens obstruction in a liver, softens an organism, removes dense and crude matters from brain and larynx. In India ginger tea with a lemon is the most popular winter drink.
By the way, I would recommend you to try too to boil ginger slices: 10-20 g for a cup. Add there a little mint, balm or other herbs, some lemon to taste and you will receive a nice drink, which tones up and refreshes in the morning much better, than coffee.