GINGER Zingiber officinale<
Liquid extract of dried rhizome.
- Actions: Warming, aromatic flavor. Heart tonic and warming circulatory and metabolic
stimulant. Stomachic, digestive and carminative; prevents or relieves nausea. Antispasmodic.
Expectorant.
- Uses: Atonic dyspepsia; pain and cramps of stomach and bowels; relieve stomach and intestinal
gas. Diarrhea and dysentery. Nausea (especially motion sickness). Fevers, colds and coughs.
Cold skin, hands and feet. Painful menstruation. Heart disease and poor circulation.
Hypercholesterol.
- Dose: Take 30 to 40 drops in half-cup water, 2 to 5 times per day.
- Cautions: Do not take undiluted extract drops internally. Discontinue or lower dosage if
stomach irritation occurs.