What is Ginger and its Benefits

Ginger (Zingiber officinale), is a rhizome plant that is very popular as a spice and medicinal ingredient. The rhizome is shaped like fingers that bulge in the middle sections. The dominant spicy taste is due to a ketone compound called zingeron.

Expected from India. However, there are also those who believe that ginger comes from the People's Republic of South China. From India, ginger was brought as a trade spice to Southeast Asia, China, Japan, to the Middle East. Then during the colonialism era, ginger, which could give a warm and spicy taste to food, soon became a popular commodity in Europe.

Ginger rhizomes, especially those harvested at a young age, do not last long in storage. For this reason, the copyright is needed so that it is still fit for consumption. To get quality ginger rhizomes, ginger is harvested at not too young nor too old.

Fresh ginger Apart from being marketed in the form of processed ginger, it is also marketed in the form of fresh ginger, namely after harvesting it is cleananxiety sold to the market.

Some of the results of processing ginger on the market, namely:

-Dried ginger

- Preserved ginger

-Ginger powder

-Ginger oil

-Oleoresinc gold

The benefits of ginger are:

-Prevent various dangerous diseases.

-Relieve inflammation in the body. ...

-Treating nausea. ...

-Nourish the digestive system. ...

-Lower blood pressure. ...

-Balances blood sugar levels. ...

-Helps maintain cholesterol levels. ...

- Relieve feelings of anxiety

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