Ginger Root Kibbled

Ginger Root, Organic, Kibbled

Country of Origin: India

Description: Dried, organic, cut rhizomes of Ginger, Zingiber officinale

Use: The dried root of ginger has a wonderful sweet, hot and tangy flavour and a rich history of use as spice in the kitchen, in traditional medicine, or as a delicious beverage. For thousands of years, Ginger has been used for the treatment of numerous ailments such as colds, nausea, arthritis, migraines, and hypertension. The medicinal, chemical, and pharmacological properties of ginger have been extensively reviewed (Surh, Lee, and Lee 1998; Ernst and Pittler 2000; Afzal et al. 2001; Bode and Dong 2004; Boone and Shields 2005; Borrelli et al. 2005; Chrubasik and Pittler 2005; Chrubasik, Pittler, and Roufogalis 2005; Grzanna, Lindmark, and Frondoza 2005; Thompson and Potter 2006; Eliopoulos 2007; Shukla and Singh 2007; White 2007; Ali et al. 2008; Nicoll and Henein 2009). Over the last few years, interest in ginger or its various components as valid preventive or therapeutic agents has increased markedly, and scientific studies focusing on verification of ginger’s pharmacological and physiological actions have likewise increased (Ali et al. 2008).

Ginger Benefits - The Evidence