The article deals with the healing properties of common ginger and ways to use it when dealing with various health problems.
Common ginger is a plant growing to a height of 1-2 meters.
It has strong and branched rootstock.
Blossoms are violet brownish or yellow.
Fruit is a capsule.
Common ginger is a herb native to South Asia.
You cannot find it growing in wild any more, but it is widely cultivated in the tropical area of China, India, Vietnam, South America, Jamaica, Brazil, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Asia Minor.
Each year there are collected approximately 100000 tons of ginger rootstock all over the world.
You should collect the rootstock when the herb has finished blossoming.
You should use only peeled rootstock for medical purposes.
Afterwards, you should wash, rinse and dry the white or yellow white rootstock.

1. Ginger rootstock is said to contain essential oil rich in terpenoids, mainly sesquiterpenes, zingiberene, zingiberol, bisabolen, curcumin, sesquiphelandren and other biologically active substances.
   Gingerols and soagols are the sharp substances responsible for the hot and spicy taste of the herb.
   In addition, rootstock contains starch, proteins and oil.
   
2. The herb has perspiratory and anti-inflammatory action.
   In addition, it regulates the function of the heart and prevents vomiting.
   
3. The active substances the herb contains are said to stimulate the respiratory and vasomotor centre of central nervous system, as well as cardiovascular system.
   In addition, they improve the performance of stomach, intestine and liver, and facilitate the secretion of bile.
   Remedies made of ginger rootstock should be used 3 times a day.
   Dose is usually 0.
   25-1 gram of the powder, depending upon the situation.
   When dealing with nausea, you should use an increased dose up to 2 grams of the powder 3 times a day.
   Infuse the rootstock with ethanol at 90 percent concentration (proportion 1:5) and use 2.
   5-3 milliliters of the tincture 3 times a day.
   However, the more concentrated the tincture, the lesser the dose.
   For instance, if you infuse the rootstock (1 part) with ethanol at 90 percent concentration (2 parts), one dose of the tincture is going to range between 0.
   25 and 0.
   5 milliliters.
   
4. Ginger and its remedies are used to prevent digestive disorders and colic.
   You should use 0.
   25-1 gram of ginger powder 3 times a day.
   Ginger remedies have anti-inflammatory action due to the fact that they prevent the synthesis of several prostaglandins.
   They are proven to be of great help in case of acute arthritis and rheumatic diseases.