Ginger – (Zingiber officinale)
Adrak/ Sonth ( Zingiber officinale Rose., Ardraka/Sunthi)
Benefits
- Parts used for: Rhizome uses as a carminative, antinauseant and antiflatulence agent.
- Dried ginger for stomach problems such as stomach-ache, diarrhea, and nausea.
Uses
- Indigestion – 5 gm. crushed rhizome with salt or jaggery twice daily before meal.
- Ear Pain – 2-4 drops of fresh warm juice to be instilled in the ear (don’t use when there is discharge)
- Hoarseness of voice – 1-3 gm. powder of dry rhizome with honey in three divided doses.
- Aches & pains – 10-20 ml. decoction prepared from 2 gm.of dry rhizome twice a day.
- Cold/Cough – 2-5 gm. pow der of dry rhizome with jaggery thrice a day in divided doses. 10ml decoction prepared from a piece of ginger every morning prevents recurrent attack of cold.
- Headache– Warm paste should be applied over forehead upto 3 times a day.
- Abdominal pain – 5 ml. juice in a glass of butter milk with lemon & salt.
Ayurvedic Supplements
- Gas guard
- Gasantak bati
- Kabz care