Ginger - Zingiber

Ginger





Botanical description


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Ginger (Zingiber) - genus of perennial herbaceous plant of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae). It is believed that the Latin name "Zingiber" is translated from Sanskrit as "horned root".

Homeland Ginger is Western India and South-East Asia. In nature, in the wild does not grow. It is cultivated in subtropical and tropical regions of Japan, China, West Africa, Vietnam, Brazil, India, Argentina, Jamaica. And also it is grown as a garden plant, or in the indoor environment - in conventional pots or boxes.

Ginger is erect, kamysheobraznye, rounded stems, reaching a height of 1 - 1.5 m. Flower stalks scaly. Leaves lanceolate, entire, alternate, with the pointed tip. The flowers are orange-yellow or brown, are collected in the form of a spike-like inflorescences. Fruit - tricuspid box. Rhizomes have a kind of fleshy roundish palchatorazdelennyh pieces and form a fibrous root system.

Ginger grows in warm and humid climates, usually at an altitude of 1500 m above sea level and is able to grow under a variety of agro-climatic conditions. The best soil for growing a loose loam, which contains a large amount of humus.

Ginger rhizomes replicates for that roots are divided into small pieces with a "eyes" (2,5 - 5 cm). Planted from March to April. Dig, depending on the climatic conditions, in 6-10 months when the leaves begin to turn yellow and fall off.

There are two forms of roots - white ginger and black. Black ginger just scalded with boiling water, thus without peeling from the skin the roots and for roots white ginger purified using a brush and rubbed with a 2% solution of sulfurous acid or bleach for 6 hours after removing rind from rhizomes. It happens that the peeled roots after washing and drying, rub chalk. Black ginger ( "Barbados") has a strong pungent taste and smell compared to white ( "bengal") ginger, as defined in the processing part of odoriferous substances lost. Both species were dried in the sun. Fracture ginger light yellow color, regardless of the species. Young rhizomes almost white; but over time, the older the root becomes, the more it turns yellow it is on a break. The taste is sweet and tangy ginger. The dried root length can reach 12 cm and a thickness - 2 cm. Yield, dry product is 15 - 25% of the wet weight.

The chemical composition of ginger

Ginger contains many useful substances, the main ones are: asparagine, aluminum, calcium, caprylic acid, chromium, choline, fat, fiber, iron, germanium, linoleic acid, manganese, magnesium, oleic acid, nicotinic acid, phosphorus, silicon, potassium sodium, vitamin C.

In 100 g of crushed ginger root contains:

Nutrients (g):

Minerals (mg)

Vitamins (mg)

Proteins - 9.2

Mg (magnesium) - 184

C (ascorbic acid) - 12

Fats - 5.9

F (phosphorus) - 148

B1 (thiamine hydrochloride) - 0.046

Carbohydrates - 70.9

Ca (calcium) - 116

B2 (riboflavin mononukleotid) - 0.19

Fiber - 5.9

Na (sodium) - 32

B3 (niacin, nicotinic acid) - 5.2


Fe (iron) - 11.52

A (retinol acetate) - 0.015


Zn (zinc) - 4.73



K (potassium) - 1.34


Special pungent and spicy flavor of ginger root is felt because it contained 1-3% essential oil, which is concentrated mainly in the rhizome. Its main components: tsingiberen (zingiberen) - up to 70%, starch - 4%, gingerol - 1.5%, camphene, linalool, gingerin, phellandrene, bisabolen, borneol, citral, cineole, sugar and fat.

Burning taste of ginger root gives fenolopodobnoe substance gingerol. Ginger also contains all the essential amino acids including threonine, tryptophan, Leysin, phenylalanine, methionine, valine, and others.

Used parts of the plant

Имбирь - используемые части растения

As a spice in cooking and as a remedy in folk medicine used ginger root.

On sale you can find many kinds of ginger root: in the ground or in the form of pieces of rhizomes, bathed in chocolate or sugar-coated in the form of an extract of ginger beer. Ginger goes well with other spices and is part of the mixtures "curry". It is added to the higher grade lager. Typically ginger occurs in the form of a hammer. Ground ginger root looks like a grayish-yellow powdery powder. Keep it should be in a sealed package.

The medicine is used: purified dry root powder (250-500 mg), a decoction or infusion, tincture used in homeopathy dried root.

Useful properties of ginger

Имбирь - используемые части растения

Ginger has a unique combination of taste and medicinal properties of such combinations is not found in any other spices. Sometimes even recognized medicinal plants are inferior to him in their useful properties. As a remedy, ginger has a long list of useful features:

  • It has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, resolving, antispasmodic, carminative, aphrodisiac, healing, diaphoretic, tonic, bactericidal, choleretic, anti-bacterial action.
  • It has a strong antioxidant and soothing effects, strengthens the immune system, protects against parasites, retards the growth of bacteria used in parasitic diseases.
  • Foods with ginger becomes easier, it is better absorbed and receives a slightly pungent, spicy flavor.
  • It nourishes the whole body has a beneficial effect on the digestive system. Regular use of ginger in food in small quantities increases the internal heat, increase appetite, stimulate digestion and the formation of gastric juices, improves gastric secretion is effective in indigestion, belching, gastric ulcer.
  • Effective with respiratory diseases: colds, flu, coughs, stagnation in the lungs, sinusitis, also very good for a sore throat, has expectorant action, and sealed crushed roots well warms the body.
  • Ginger - a great tool from a variety of allergic and skin diseases, as well as asthma.
  • It is effective in various types of pain in the stomach, intestinal, renal, biliary colic.
  • It is used for flatulence, to stop diarrhea and to neutralize the harmful effects of animal poisons, it is also used in cases of poisoning by fungi.
  • It reduces the amount of cholesterol in the blood.
  • It has a slight laxative.
  • Reduces pain caused by diseases of the joints, is used for rheumatism, arthritis and arthritis, edema, sprains, muscle pain.
  • Peel ginger root has a diuretic effect and stimulates the saliva formation.
  • It allows you to remove the cramps during menstruation.
  • It is an excellent means of physical or mental fatigue, which helps you to overcome stress situation and to recuperate.
  • It is also used in paralysis, and jaundice.
  • It stimulates the thyroid gland.
  • It improves cerebral blood circulation, it strengthens blood vessels and improves learning and memory, lowers blood pressure, helps in the treatment of atherosclerosis.
  • Ginger is very effective in the fight against aging of the body, in addition, it enhances the potency, helps in the treatment of infertility, increases tone of the uterus and sexual arousal.
  • This is the best means of toxins, poorly digested food waste, which are deposited in the cells of the body and poison the whole body, which eventually leads to various diseases.
  • Very popular use of ginger for weight loss because it has the ability to speed up metabolism.
  • Effective against "sea" of the disease (it removes not only the sick, but also dizziness, weakness), also used to relieve symptoms of toxicity during pregnancy.
  • Useful in preventing cancer and the formation of malignant tumors.
  • If after a meal to chew fresh ginger root, it is a long time to make your breath fresh and eliminate the many problems in the oral cavity.
  • Ginger is used to facilitate the expression of other advantageous properties grass assembly.
  • Ginger oil is used in cosmetics and aromatherapy.

ginger Treatment

Лечение имбирем

Here are some popular recipes using ginger to treat a variety of diseases and ailments:

  • Ginger decoction with flowers elderberry, peppermint and yarrow is used to relieve severe pain in the abdomen.
  • A small piece of ginger will help protect your mouth and throat. To do this, you must clean the skin, cut off a small slice, put in your mouth and suck, feeling a tingle. When the drop action of essential oils and medicinal substances, a slice can be bite.
  • Ginger powder, mixed with water (obtained paste) or grated ginger, is applied as a compress to the place location of pain. It eliminates nearly all of the pain, ginger is used for headaches, back pain and chronic rheumatism.
  • If you eat before you eat a teaspoon of fresh grated ginger with lemon juice, adding a bit of salt, your body can easily digest enough food and in addition get rid of toxins.
  • When a toothache to reduce pain well helps chewed a piece of ginger, which is necessary to put on the aching tooth. He will destroy harmful microbes, and in addition, will be very pleasant smell from him.
  • From muscle aches and fatigue is very good ginger bath. To do this in a liter of water to add 2 - 3 tablespoons ginger powder and boil pokipyatit about 10 minutes, then poured the broth into the bath. Ginger bath relaxes and relieves muscle pain.
  • Compress back well and quickly relieves pain. To prepare a compress should take 2 teaspoons of ginger powder, 0.5 teaspoon of "chili" pepper, a teaspoon of turmeric and stir the mixture with warm water. Warm up, put on a cotton cloth, put it on the sore spot and fix. Such a composition can be applied only by joint pain need not be mixed with water, and with the heated vegetable oil well (or better sesame mustard).
  • From sea sickness and motion sickness very helpful reception 1 - 1.5 grams of ginger (0.5 teaspoons) with tea or mineral water 30 minutes before or during travel. A pregnant woman is weak ginger tea will help to successfully get rid of nausea.
  • To pull the contents boil, mix half a teaspoon of turmeric and ginger water to a paste and then apply the resulting paste on the boil.
  • When gastric upset to mix half a cup of white yogurt with half a cup of water, add to the mix a quarter teaspoon of powder, nutmeg and ginger.
  • From hemorrhoids can be cured with the help of aloe vera and ginger. It is necessary to take a teaspoon of aloe juice with a small pinch of ginger powder 2 times a day until the disappearance of all symptoms.

Contraindications in the application of ginger

Противопоказания при применении имбиря Use for the treatment and ginger in cooking necessary subject contraindications to avoid potential complications. It is necessary to abandon the ginger to those who have the following diseases:

  • stomach ulcer;
  • diverticulosis;
  • diverticulitis;
  • pregnancy;
  • lactation;
  • gallstones;
  • duodenal ulcer;
  • high fever;
  • esophageal reflux;
  • gastrointestinal disease;
  • nonspecific ulcerative colitis.

Side effects

In case of overdose of ginger possible negative results or side effects such as: diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, allergic reactions. Admission should be discontinued treatment - symptomatic.

Interactions with drugs

  • Ginger is able to increase the power of anti-diabetic drugs.
  • Able to enhance the effect of anticoagulants (prostacyclin agonist).
  • Perhaps an increase in exposure of heart medicines.
  • It reduces the effects of drugs that block the beta-adrenergic receptors.
  • It interferes with or interacts antiarrhythmic drugs, increase the risk of hypokalemia;
  • It increases the risk of arrhythmia, interacting with depolarizing muscle relaxants;
  • It may reduce the effect of antihypertensive drugs, and when combined with sympathomimetics increases the likelihood of hypertension.
  • It interferes with nitrates and means blocking the calcium channel.

The use of ginger in cooking

Ginger has a pleasant aroma and a special taste and is a valuable product in the food preparation. He fills the delicate flavor soups, especially vegetable, fruit, poultry broth. Its use in the preparation of certain types of cereals. They are seasoned with homemade sausages, pates, seafood, cheeses, often used in the preparation of sushi. Ginger improves the taste of stewed or grilled beef, lamb, veal, chicken, pork, turkey, duck, stuffed vegetables (zucchini, peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, tomatoes and so on. D.), Vegetable stew and mushroom dishes. It is used at preparation of compotes (especially pumpkin and pears) and the preparation of other beverages, are added to the elite varieties of tea , used for preserving pumpkins, melons, cucumbers, put in various marinades and sauces. Candied ginger root is used to make jams, chocolates, candied fruits, marmalades. Also it is used for baking ginger bread, cakes, muffins, cookies, cakes, biscuits, gingerbread. The alcohol industry ginger root is used in the production of ginger beer, punches and bitter liqueurs.

Standards tab of ginger in food

  • in fish and meat dishes for one portion - 0.2 - 0.5 g, 20 minutes before end of cooking;
  • in mousses, fruit drinks and other sweet dishes - 0.3 grams per serving for 2 - 5 minutes before end of cooking;
  • dough - 1 g per 1 kg, put at kneading dough;
  • sauces - after heat treatment.

Pickled ginger

Маринованный имбирь The most popular and healthy dish for today is - pickled ginger.

For the preparation you will need:

  • 0.5 kg of fresh ginger root;
  • 200ml rice vinegar;
  • 4 tbsp. l. dry rose wine;
  • 4 tbsp. l. Sahara;
  • 2 tbsp. l. vodka.

Recipe:

Ginger root is to wash, dry and clean from the skin. Cut into smaller pieces and place in boiling water. Cook for a minute, then boiled ginger dry thoroughly and cut into thin slices. Mix together the wine, vodka and sugar. The resulting mixture to boil, stirring constantly, until sugar has dissolved. Pour the vinegar and wait until boiling. Then put into a jar of ginger root slices, pour the marinade and close the lid. Wait until the bank has cooled down, and then put in the refrigerator for 3 days. Pickled ginger can be stored for 3 months in the refrigerator. Already after a few hours of pickled ginger becomes a beautiful pink color.

Pickled ginger is usually used as a seasoning for sushi or other Japanese dishes.

Ginger tea

Имбирный чай

Improve appetite, give a good mood, to give the face a fresh complexion and clear eyes will help you ginger tea, it is useful for everyone. Ginger tea improves digestion, eliminates accumulated toxins in our stomach and helps to better digest food. Drink it should sips in between eating.

Here are some recipes for ginger tea.

Ginger tea with lemon

Clean piece of ginger root and grate to get about two or so tablespoons of grated ginger root. Put in a quart container. Add 50 ml (a quarter cup) fresh lemon juice and honey to taste. Pour the boiling water. Wait about an hour and then you can begin to try.

The tea you will experience three different flavors - sweet, spicy and sour. This tea is well-invigorate and accelerate all processes in the body, especially if before they proceeded very slowly. It is because of this property, this recipe is very often used for weight loss.

But do not get carried away! At first, even from half a cup of the hour you have a fever may occur. It is believed that during the day not recommend drinking more than two liters of tea.

Fragrant elixir with green tea

Brew green tea, adding a pinch of dry ginger zavarochnik. In just half an hour you will have tea instead of the usual unusually fragrant elixir. This drink has an antioxidant effect and also help soothe the cough. One cup a day and your skin will look healthier.

Ginger tea with green

Boil 1 teaspoon of normal green tea (infuse 5 minutes). Strain. Take a piece of ginger root (3-4 cm), cut into small pieces, add a pinch of cinnamon, a few cardamom pods and cloves wand. Pour the tea into a pot made of stainless steel, and bring to the boil, continue to cook for 20 minutes. Then add honey (3 teaspoons) and full of lemon (squeeze the juice out of it and throw it directly with the skin). Then boil for another 5 minutes. Now we need to brew tea, enough for about 20 minutes. Then strain into a user-friendly kettle and pour into cups.

This tea can be drunk either hot or cold.

Ginger tea for colds and depression

Brew ordinary leaf green tea without additives. Let it brew for 5 minutes. Cut a small piece (3-4 cm) and fill with ginger tea prepared in a thermos. Add a bit of honey and red hot peppers or Chile.

Colds and other respiratory diseases are treated with great ginger tea with honey and lemon and the wet cough is recommended to add cloves or cinnamon tea.

Ginger tea with mint

10-20 grams of ginger, cut into thin strips, pour a glass of clean water, bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes on low heat. Add a little lemon balm, mint or other herbs and lemon and honey to taste, and you get a great drink that gives tone and vigor in the morning is much better than coffee. Also, this tea is effective for weight loss.

Ginger tea with currants

Very good tea with currant leaves, black tea and ginger. For a richer flavor brewed tea in a thermos.

Drink ginger

For the preparation you will need the following ingredients:

  • 1.2 liters of water;
  • 3 tbsp. l. grated ginger;
  • 5 Art. l. honey;
  • 4 tbsp. l. orange or lemon juice;
  • 2 tbsp. l. fresh mint.

Preparation: boil water, add ginger, honey and mix. Strain through a sieve, try to squeeze out ginger root as much liquid as possible. Add a pinch of black pepper and juice. At the end you can add a little fresh mint. This drink is used hot.

Sour sweet

Squeeze the juice of two lemons and add boiling water to produce 300 ml. Dissolve a couple of teaspoons of honey and add finely chopped ginger root. Pour the mixture into 2 glasses, add in each 2 tablespoons of whiskey and serve hot.

Tibetan ginger tea for sore throat, acute respiratory infections, colds.

On 1 liter of tea need:

  • 0.5 liters. milk fat content of 1.5% - 2.5%;
  • 0.5 liters. water;
  • 10 - 11 pcs. cloves;
  • 9 - 11 pcs. cardamom (seeds to be crushed), thresh with cloves;
  • 0.5 h. L. dry ginger and 1 tbsp. l. fresh ginger;
  • 0.5 h. L. ground nutmeg;
  • 2 h. L. green tea;
  • 1 h. L. Tea "Darjeeling" (a special grade of black tea).

Preparation: Pour water into the enamel pot and put on fire. Consistently add: cloves, cardamom, dry ginger and green tea. Bring to a boil and pokipyatit for a minute. Add the milk. Then add the tea "Darjeeling" and chopped fresh ginger, (if not used earlier dry). When boiling add the nutmeg. Then let simmer briefly. Remove from heat. Let sit for 5 minutes. Strain into a ceramic dish. Drink in the morning on an empty stomach, sugar and spices.

Ginger slimming

Use ginger for weight loss is possible with the help of healthy and tasty refreshing drinks, teas and a variety of other dishes. Tell us about it in more detail.

Substances contained in ginger root, improve blood circulation and warm inside. They seem to "break up" all of the internal processes. Accordingly, increases metabolism, and this accelerates the dumping of excess weight.

Ginger tea for weight loss

  • A very famous tea ginger tea with garlic. With this tea you can lose weight quickly, get rid of excess kilos. To prepare the tea in a two-liter thermos You will need: ginger root the size of a plum (c. 4 cm) and 2 cloves of garlic. Peel the ginger and cut into thin slices. Put in a thermos and fill with boiling water, leave to infuse. Then you must remove the garlic and ginger, strain and drink throughout the day.
  • Overall ginger for weight loss recommend to add not only tea, but in any herbal teas - strawberry, mint, melissa.
  • Orange tea with ginger root for weight loss. Mix blender half a spoon of finely chopped ginger root, 60 g of peppermint leaves and a pinch of ground cardamom. On 30 minutes, pour the boiling water over the mixture, then strain, add 85 ml of lemon juice, 50 ml of orange juice and honey to taste. This tea is drunk cold - mint flavor will increase the feeling of freshness.
  • If you need to normalize the functioning of the bladder and kidneys, connect ginger tea for weight loss and leaves cranberries.

Terms of use of ginger tea for weight loss

To summarize some important points related to the use of ginger tea for weight loss:

  • Ginger can be used continuously, and not only in the active weight loss days, brew it with green or black tea.
  • One slice of lemon to one cup is enough.
  • If you drink tea with honey, the honey should be diluted either in a warm infusion, or eat with a spoon.
  • Since ginger tea for weight loss - invigorates, it is not recommended to drink in the evening.
  • After preparation of ginger tea for weight loss you must be sure to filter, otherwise the tea will be too saturated.
  • In two liters of water is needed piece of ginger root the size of a medium plum.
  • Preparing ginger tea, cut it as thin as possible slices, for example by means of potato.
  • If you drink tea before a meal, it will blunt the appetite and the feeling of hunger.
  • The recommended intake of ginger tea for weight loss is two liters per day.
  • It is best slimming tea to brew in the morning. Pour into a thermos and drink a cup of tea during the day.

Salad with ginger slimming (very good at fasting days)

  • 30% of raw carrots and 20% baked beet - a sweet taste (stimulates the pancreas and stomach);
  • 10% of the orange peel - the bitter taste (stimulates the heart and small intestine);
  • 20% lemon - sour taste (stimulates the gall bladder and liver);
  • 10% powder, celery - the salty taste (stimulates the kidneys, adrenal glands);
  • 10% of ginger or pepper - burning taste (stimulates the colon and lung);
  • 1 - 2 tbsp. l. any vegetable oil.