Ginger

Botanical Name: Zingiber officinale

Unani Name: Zanjabil

Taste: Spicy

Mizaj: (fresh) Heating Moistening, (dry) Heating & Drying

Actions: Aromatic, carminative, stimulant, expectorant, adaptogen, sternutatory, rubefacient, anodyne, sialagogue, cardiac tonic, aphrodisiac

Therapeutic uses: Dyspepsia, flatulence, diarrhea, corrective nauseous medicines, gout, bronchitis

Dosage/Application:

Decoction - chills, phlegmy colds

Ticture - 2-10 drops for warming circulatory effect, flatulence, indigestion, and nausea

Capsules - travel sickness, morning sickness

Essential oil - 5-10 drops to 25 ml carrier oils (almond, grape seed, etc.) for rheumatism and lumbago. 1-2 drops with honey for menstrual pain, flatulence, nausea, stomach upsets, and cramps.

Reference:

Chishti, Ghulam Moinuddin. The Traditional Healer's Handbook: A Classic Guide to the Medicine of Avicenna. Inner Traditions/Bear, 1991.

Ody, Penelope. The Complete Medicinal Herbal. Dorling Kindersley, 1993.

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