Sonth(Dry Ginger)
Description :
These herbs are used as prophylactic of nausea and vomiting associated with motion, sickness, sea sickness and pregnancy. These are regarded as beneficial herbs for their gastrointestinal benefits and as an anti inflamatory and carminative.
Details:
Botanical Name: Zingiber Officinalis
English Name :Dry Ginger
Hindi Name :Sonth,Calamus, Sweet Ginger, Ginger Root
Chinese Name: Gan Jiang,Shen Jiang
Marathi Name :Alha, Aale
Tamil Name : Ingee, Inji
Malayalam Name :Inchi, Enchi
Telugu Name :Allam, Allamu, Allamu chettu, Shonti
Kannada Name :Alla, Shunthi
Bengali Name :Ada
Oriya Name :Ada
Urdu Name :Adrak, Adi
Assamese Name :Ada
Gujarati Name :Adu,Sunth
Sanskrit Name: Sunthi / Nagara
Family :Zingiberaceae
Part Used :Underground rhizome; leaves
Medicinal Uses :
- Cramps :Pour 1cup freshly boiled water over 1 teaspoon dried or 1 tablespoon fresh chopped ginger root. Cover. Steep 10 minutes, then strain. Drink one cup 3 or 4 times a day or after meals. Effective for both gastrointestinal and menstrual cramps.
- Nausea :Nibble a few pieces of candied ginger.
- Recipe :Combine 1/2 cup apple juice and 1/4 cup maple syrup in a sauce pan and boil. Add 1/2 cup thinly sliced ginger and simmer until liquid has evaporated. Arrange the hot ginger pieces on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and bake at 200 degrees until pieces are dry [about 11/2 hours]
- Painful joints:Mix 3 drops essential oil of ginger root and 1 teaspoon of almond oil. Rub on inflamed or painful joints and cover with a dry cloth to hold in the heat.
- Asthma: A teaspoon of fresh ginger juice mixed in a cup of fenugreek tea made with 1 tablespoon of fenugreek seeds and honey to taste acts as an excellent expectorant in cases of asthma.
- Bronchitis:Take a mixture of half a teaspoon each of powdered ginger, pepper and cloves three times daily with honey or as an infusion or tea.
- Impotence :Half a teaspoon of ginger juice to be taken with one half boiled egg and honey daily night for a month. Relieves impotence and premature ejaculation. Found to improve sperm count in many cases.