Ginger Benefits for Arthritis Functions
Do you keep ginger in your kitchen’s spice shelf? Maybe it should be in your medicine cabinet near your bed. Besides being aromatic spice ginger often used to enhance holiday treats, it can soothe upset stomachs and diminish cold and cough and studies show it may help people during pain and inflammation, too. Dry ginger powder has the property of invigorating the spleen and nourishing the stomach, earlier it is common formula in traditional Chinese medicine. In fact, a study conducted by a University of Miami that ginger extract could one day be a substitute to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The ginger also reduces pain and stiffness in knee joints by 40% over the placebo. ‘’Research shows that ginger influences certain inflammatory processes at a cellular level’’ says the study’s lead author, Roy Altman at the University of California, Los Angeles. Choose Ginger Powder Choosing the most effective form of ginger may be the biggest challenge for people to re...