Medicinal Herbs and Ginger

Herbalism has a long tradition of use outside of conventional medicine.Many people are interested in using herbs in healing human illnesses. Herbs have played a major part in medicine for thousands of years.Growing your own medicinal herbs is a great way to incorporate good health into your life.

Ginger has a very distinct flavor which most of us can recognize almost immediately.It is very common in kitchen. Ginger is a light brown root with a distinctive taste and qualities that make it a much-coveted herb due to high levels of Vitamin C, magnesium and other minerals.For centuries, ginger has been a natural remedy in combating various kinds of ailments.

If you have a sluggish digestive system and find that you need to get your digestive fires going before a meal, ginger can help.The tea made from ginger has muscle relaxant properties that can help relieve gases trapped in the digestive system as well.Drinking a cup of ginger tea before travelling can help prevent the nausea and vomiting associated with motion sickness as well. Ginger tea is a remarkable in relieving stress because of its comforting and relaxing scent.Ginger tea also can ease inflammation of the joints, which is commonly referred to as rheumatoid arthritis.

Ginger tea may help reduce the risk of blocked arteries, a common cause of heart attacks and cardiovascular disease. Drink a cup of ginger tea to improve blood flow, prevent fever, chills and excessive sweating as well. In addition, in most cases, ginger tea is a good home remedy for cold and cough. Also, drinking a cup of ginger tea daily will cut the risk of a stroke as well as fatty deposits in the arteries.

Ginger is very popular in daily life. There are many legends about it. Here, a story about ginger as follows:

It is said that ginger was found by Shennong who is a famous doctor in ancient China.

One day, he picked herbs in a mountain and ate a toxic mushroom incorrectly. Afterwards, he felt very, very pain. It was no any effect although he had eaten many pills. As a result, he passed out under a tree.

Shortly afterwards, he woke up and got better. At the same time, he was so surprise. So, he looked at around. He found a herb with fragrance abound him. He smelled it and felt very well. Just this moment, he understood that he was saved by the smell of this herb. So, he picked this herb, and ate the root of this herb. It was so delicious and cool. Afterwards, he was cured thoroughly. Later, he thought this herb was so powerful; hence it should have a good name. Because the man’s family name is Jiang, so he called the herb ’shengjiang’, means that this herb has effective medicine properties and is able to save people’s life. From then on, ginger has gotten popular.

In daily life, in addition to ginger, there are many medicinal herbs are available.