"Zingiber Officinale"
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| Ginger root (rhizome) |
Ginger is super beneficial to the human body. It's one of the most sought out spice in the world. The rhizome is either used as a spice in foods or as a healing aid in alternative medicine. There are many forms of ginger being utilized, such as, fresh, dried, crystalized, tablets, capsules, liquid extracts, and essential oil.
The benefits of ginger
- Prevents motion sickness
- Help to quell nausea
- Prevent vomiting
- Relieve menstrual cramps
- Relieve the chills and congestion of a cold
- Relieve flatulence (gas)
- Anticancer properties *Recent studies reported the beta ionone, a terpenoid found in ginger gives anticancer properties
- Pain reliever - ginger blocks the pro-inflammatory prostaglandins
- Help hemorrhoids
- Treat diarrhea
- Protect brain cells from the plaques that cause Alzheimer's disease
- Stimulate appetite
- Relieve indigestion
- Treat arthritis and osteoarthritis
- Respiratory ailments
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| Grown outdoors 7-14-21 |
Ginger is the member of the Zingiberaceae family. It's relatives are turmeric, cardamom, and galangal. The leafy plant can grow up to three feet tall and produces clusters of greenish purple flowers.
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| Grown Indoors 6-17-21 |
Ginger can be grown indoors by a sunny window in a container
How to start growing ginger indoors?
- Purchase pieces of the rhizomes from either local supermarkets or farmer's market. *Preferably organic if possible
- Use a nice size container
- Use good potting soil. Mix the potting soil with peat moss and perlite
- *Optional add organic herb fertilizer
- Place the rhizomes flat in the soil and cover the top of the rhizomes with soil
- Water it once the rhizomes are nicely fitted in the container
- Then place your pot container in a nice sunny window sill
- Watch it sprout up leaves in a few days or so
How to grow ginger outdoors in your garden raised bed?
How to cook, buy, and distinguish different ginger?
Now, are you ready to reap the benefits of this amazing rhizome?
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