They say Gingers don't have soul, but I've got some roots that would put a James Brown cover to shame here. I talked about Ashwagandha, Horseradish, and company before GINGER? What the hell is wrong with me? Well, probably a lot of people already know it's great for you, but we always think of the stomach when we think of Ginger, and it's far more versatile than that.
Ginger gets its spicy aroma and flavor from its ketones, specifically gingerol (isn't it great that these compounds are just named after their plant? Menthol, Thymol? Maybe there's a Poastol). It's also packed with volatile oils that help bring the heat which it's so well known for.
Ginger has been used for so long it has words for it in Sanskrit, Ancient Greek, Latin, far before developing the name we've come to know and love today. Thousands of years of medicinal usage of Ginger has proven this venerable rhizome's place as a famous remedy well deserved. Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine seem to have been using this plant for at least 5,000 years, so even back when niggers were building pyramids some asshole was soothing their stomachache with a heady ginger brew.
It was a valuable trade commodity that eventually was exported from India to the Roman empire, and the Romans prized it for its healing properties. Back in the middle ages a pound of Ginger was worth as much as a whole sheep. Queen Elizabeth gets credit for inventing the Gingerbread man, possibly an attempt to appease jewish bankers by dabbling in golem creation.
Ginger is a close relative of Turmeric, another wonderful healing rhizome that looks like a carrot had sex with a caterpillar. There sure are a lot of powerhouse rhizomes out there. It needs plenty of rain, probably why it flourished in India. You dig up the rhizome when it's about 10 months old and then process, typically.
Still today, we value Ginger for its healing abilities. Well, what are they, exactly? Ginger boasts anti-inflammatory action, stimulates circulation, has antiviral properties, stimulates good digestion, and is a beloved antiemetic (no, it's not anti semitic, though give it time, I'm sure it will be accused). This means it can be used to control nausea and vomiting. That probably does make it anti semitic, as the natural reaction to rampant pedophilia is vomiting.
As a proud eleven foot tall giant, I like the circulatory stimulant properties. If you're really tall, you always have cold extremities, and extreme cases of poor health can develop chilblains, which ginger will help fight. Many other plants known to bring "heat", like cayenne, can also serve this same function. They bring blood flow to the surface of your body, and the squeezed juice from ginger can be applied topically to problem areas.
We all know it's great for digestive problems, and is recommended for a host of them, but did you know its antiviral activity makes it a great cold, flu, and respiratory remedy? Ginger dishes and teas are an excellent way to combat judeo-illnesses that creep up on us when we let our guards down. Ginger stimulates sweating as well and can be used to help bring down fevers.
If you've got a pregnant wife (and you should, get your White ass out there and make babies), no gentile plant will treat morning sickness like it. It will treat headaches and migraines, reduce muscle pain and swelling because of its anti-inflammatory ability, even reduce pain from menstrual cramps. Much of this has already been validated in clinical study many times over, but typically they're isolating one part of the ginger because we have to ruin everything and make it gay.
We can eat ginger dried or fresh, like many herbs and spices, the rhizome can be sliced or grated fresh for use in a variety of dishes, dried and ground to a powder, like most of these things we can process them with simple caveman tier tools. You don't need an alembic distiller to enjoy their benefits, though it does have a potent essential oil. Outside of culinary uses, teas, capsules of ground root, or tinctures make excellent ways to use it, and as I mentioned before, it is functional topically as well.
So what are you waiting for? If you live in the desert, this may have to be a greenhouse plant, but it's worth taking a stab at growing, and either way, it's definitely worth taking a stab at using as medicine, at least until society crumbles and trade collapses. It's like my ruddy haired friend always says, "You might not have enough Ginger in you."
Please Poast Responsibly.
