Ginger is quite commonly used in Pakistani cuisine because of its taste but there are plenty of health benefits from ginger too.
Ginger can be used to treat nausea and have been used for long time for sea sickness. Now a study of 1,278 pregnant women has found that around 1 gram of ginger can significantly reduce the symptoms of nausea.
Osteoarthritis is a disease resulting in pain of body joints. On a sample trial on 247 people it was monitored that these patients of osteoarthritis after using ginger felt less pain and required lesser medication.
[junkie-alert style=”green”] During a research in 2015 it was also found that using ginger can reduce sugar by almost 12%. [/junkie-alert]
41 participants took part in the research, all were patients of diabetes and were given 2 grams of ginger daily, and on average the sugar level was reduced by 12%.
Ginger is also helpful for people with indigestion as it increases the efficiency of the digestive system and speeds up the process of emptying the stomach.