Comments on: Ginger Root Power

By: esi rocks

esi rocks — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:33:41 +0000

Thanks a million for your article. i am an african woman and am 46 years old. i suspect that my hormones have gone whack because oof certain wierd appetites i have for certain things especially pouring powdery stuff down my throat. i therefore resorted to oven dried fresh ginger ground into smooth powder. after the heat has settled, i get a feeling of fullness and an open chest through which i can breath freely. i prefer that too chewing dry chocolate powder, bitter cocoa powder or any dry edible stuff. i realised that i have began to spot a little 2 weeks b4 my regular menses. is it because of ginger’s ability to let the uterus contract? i have fibroids as well. Any good additional advise would really help!!! thank you once again. char

By: JP

JP — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:20:59 +0000

CR,

I really can’t say for certain. This is a circumstance I’ve never encountered before! I can’t image that ginger powder would be any more difficult to swallow than what you’ve mentioned above. However, please note that most powdered ginger can be quite strong tasting – much more pungent than candied ginger. So, please proceed with caution and at your own discretion.

Be well!

By: esi rocks

esi rocks — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:50:29 +0000

Dear JP,
thank you for the information. it really is very helpful. i have had an addiction of just popping dry stuff into my mouth and swallowing them before it got moist. i used to do that with dry chocolate drink poweder, coffee granules, ground dry biscuits and others. is it safe to do that with the ginger powder knowing that that is more beneficial? help !!!!!

By: JP

JP — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:40:22 +0000

Hi, Dharini.

That’s wonderful news. I wish you continued success and wellness!

You might find the MS section of this study to be of interest (linked below). In it, they mention the potential of curcumin. And, as you may already know, curcumin (contained in turmeric) is a member of the ginger family.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3183139/?tool=pubmed

Be well!

By: Dharini

Dharini — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 04:14:56 +0000

I have a mild case of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis – with balance as one of the recurring symptoms – I waited for a month for the symptom to abate this time around – then started drinking Ginger tea with lime and honey and within a few days regained my full balance – now ginger tea is going to be for life:)

By: JP

JP — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:04:16 +0000

Thank you for sharing your success with us, Kathryn.

Both ginger and thyme make sense to me re: asthma. There’s even some preliminary evidence to support these herbal remedies in the medical literature:

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1567576908002270

https://www.thieme-connect.com/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-2008-1081349

Be well!

By: Kathryn Kadel

Kathryn Kadel — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:33:48 +0000

I drink organic ginger tea and organic thyme tea…I put a teabag of each in my mug…thyme tea on it’s own doesn’t have the most pleasant taste but I find the ginger really masks thyme’s flavour…I have asthma and I find that drinking this type tea combo helps with expectoration…I also drink a Four O’Clock brand Decaffienated Green Tea Chai and I always find it helps calm down any wheezing…I periodically do hard forced exhalation to see how wheezy I am and this tea always calms it…this tea has ginger root in it.

By: JP

JP — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:53:47 +0000

JM,

Thank you. I’d love to see more organic ginger products out there!

Be well!

By: MULINDWA

MULINDWA — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:32:03 +0000

Thanks JP for this wonderful information,it gives confidence to farmers who want to start commercial organic ginger production

yours

By: JP

JP — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:41:02 +0000

You’re welcome.

Your parents gave you good advice!

Be well!