Ginger extract is a spice used in cooking and can also be eaten directly as a delicacy. It is the underground stem of the ginger plant Zingiber officinale. The ginger plant has a long history of cultivation and is native to Asia, growing in India, Southeast Asia, West Africa, and the Caribbean. The actual name of ginger is root ginger. However, since its meaning is well known, it is often called ginger.
Dried ginger extract is a mixture containing a variety of active ingredients, including dried ginger
Essential Oil and gingerols (gingerol, gingerone, and shogaol, etc.), which has a variety of physiological functions and effects, such as lowering blood lipids, lowering blood pressure, softening blood vessels, preventing myocardial infarction, preventing cholecystitis and gallstones, and relieving and eliminating stomach pain caused by gastroduodenal ulcers.
1. Improve sleep
The special smell of ginger has a calming effect.
2. Antioxidant and tumor inhibition
The gingerol and diphenylheptane compounds contained in ginger have strong antioxidant and free radical scavenging effects. It has anti-tumor effects; eating ginger can resist aging, and the elderly often eat ginger to remove "age spots".
3. Strengthen the spleen and appetite
Eating a few slices of ginger before meals can stimulate the secretion of saliva, gastric juice and digestive juice, increase gastrointestinal motility, and increase appetite.
4. Heatstroke prevention, cooling, and refreshing
The ingredients of ginger have the function of strengthening the stomach, refreshing, and refreshing the brain.
5. Sterilization and detoxification
Scientific research has found that ginger can play a certain antibacterial role, especially against Salmonella. Ginger extract has a significant effect on inhibiting skin fungi and killing vaginal Trichomonas, and can treat various carbuncles and ulcers. In addition, gargling with ginger can treat bad breath, periodontitis, etc.
6. Prevent motion sickness and nausea
Vomiting refers to "movement disorder syndrome" caused by certain movements. Studies have shown that dried ginger powder is 90% effective in treating symptoms of motion sickness such as headache, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, and the efficacy can last for more than 4 hours.
