On millions of dining
tables in India, you’ll see matchsticks of fresh ginger that have turned a soft
pink from being soaked in lemon juice and salt: a zingy accompaniment to any
cooked meal.
About the Ginger
About the Ginger
Ginger or ginger
root is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale,
consumed as a delicacy, medicine, or spice. It lends its name to
its genus and family (Zingiberaceae). Other notable members of this plant
family are turmeric, cardamom, and galangal. The distantly
related dicots in the Asarumgenus have the common name wild
ginger because of their similar taste. Ginger
cultivation began in South Asia and has since spread to East Africa and
the Caribbean.
Botanical characteristics
Ginger is a biennial
plant with a rhizome, which is similar to the hand or "rhizomes"
shell with yellow rhizome. The flesh inside is yellow-green. The same plant
family as ginger, turmeric, cardamom, and galangal ginger Erew yellowish white.
A spicy and fragrant. Even to the more spicy. Trunk on the ground look like a
clump of about 90 cm, if the leaves are covered clams stacked. Leaf: Single
switch out in two rows. Shaped like bamboo leaves. The blade sharp. A bouquet
of white flowers at the top of the stem, which is separated from the leaf
stalk. I have a canopy at flowering spikes. Scales around the flowers are
inserted into the scales.10 Terrific Benefits of Ginger
1. Haven’t
been feeling hungry? Eat fresh ginger just before lunch to stoke a
dull appetite and fire up the digestive juices.
2.
Ginger improves the absorption and assimilation of essential nutrients in the
body.
3. Ginger clears the ‘microcirculatory
channels’ of the body, including the pesky sinuses that tend to flare up from
time to time.
4. Feeling
airsick or nauseous? Chew on ginger, preferably tossed in a little
honey.
5. Can’t
stop the toot-a-thon? Gas—oops—guess what?! Ginger
helps reduce flatulence!
6. Tummy
moaning and groaning under cramps? Munch
on ginger.
7. Reeling
under joint pain? Ginger, with its anti-inflammatory properties—can
bring relief. Float some ginger essential oil into your bath to help aching
muscles and joints.
8. Just
had surgery? Chewing ginger post-operation can help overcome
nausea.
9. Stir up some ginger tea to get rid of
throat and nose congestion. And when there’s a nip in the air, the warming
benefits of this tasty tea are even greater!
10.
Bedroom blues? Try adding a gingery punch to a bowl of soup. (Pss...the
Ayurvedic texts credit ginger with aphrodisiac properties)
3 Ways to Use Ginger
1.
Ginger & Herb Rice
Cook
basmati rice. When you take the lid off the pan, quickly stir in finely chopped
garlic, ginger, green chilies and fresh cilantro leaves—the burst of flavor and
fragrance will drive your senses crazy with desire!
2.
Ginger In Your Juice
‘Grate’
idea: grate some ginger root and put it in your juicer, along with carrots and
apples and a little lemon juice. Totally yummy, and of course, so good for you!
Even
a smidgen of grated ginger on your vanilla panna cotta or strawberry sorbet can
wake up the flavor!
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