The useful properties of ginger are named

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Ginger root can be poured with boiling water or added to a mixture of herbs for tea. Ginger tea is drunk both hot and chilled, it is not only tasty, but also useful. After all, as research by scientists shows, ginger can help alleviate the condition of some diseases and prevent them.

Pain

As emphasized in a study published in Nutrition Journal, preclinical studies of plant extracts from the Zingiberaceae (ginger) family have shown analgesic properties. An analysis of 18 studies showed that the obtained data indicate a significant effectiveness of extracts of these plants in reducing subjective chronic pain.

Hypertension

According to the cross-sectional study “Evaluation of daily ginger consumption for the prevention of chronic diseases in adults”, published on the PubMed portal of the US National Center for Biotechnology Information, in general, daily ginger consumption was associated with a reduction in the risk of hypertension in adults aged 18 years and older . As the authors of the work note, the obtained data indicate that ginger has potential preventive properties against some chronic diseases, especially hypertension and coronary heart disease.

Cholesterol level

Another randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted with the participation of 204 patients with type 2 diabetes. They were divided into four groups. Each of them was given three glasses of black tea and 3 g of cardamom, cinnamon or ginger, or 1 g of saffron. Participants in the control group drank only tea for 8 weeks.

According to its authors, consumption of cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and saffron had a significant effect on total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels. ) compared to the control group. Researchers note the “positive effect” of the plants used.

Nausea

A number of studies cited by the authors of the systematic review of clinical trials “Ginger in gastrointestinal disorders” show , that ginger can be effective for nausea that occurs during pregnancy. Among them, in particular, research by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).