The ginger, It is one of the plants that has many properties, which is why it has become one of the favorites in the world of kitchen, because because of its versatility it has made this one of the most common ingredients in recipessince it can be used fresh, dry, powder and even as oil and that is why its usual place is in the kitchen.
But besides being ideal to give your dishes a unique flavor, The ginger, In addition to highlighting in the culinary world they also do so in health benefitthanks to the fact that it has many Medicinal propertiesKnow all its benefits and incorporate it to your day -to -day routine!
Thanks to its medicinal properties, ginger is a plant that has been used since traditional medicine.Joris Neyt / Pexels.
What is ginger?
The ginger It belongs to the Zingiberaceous family and has purple flowers, its underground stem is known as rhizome due to its form that emits roots and shoots of its knots. The rhizome It is the part that is usually used as a spice and that has made it famous in the kitchen and medicine.
The ginger It is originally from the Southeast Asia and since ancient times, it was one of the most popular and important plants of the East in the Arab countries, China and India, thanks to its Medicinal properties that made it the main ingredient of traditional medicine, since it is a natural anti -inflammatory that helps to fight diverse heart, digestive, respiratory diseases and colon cancer.
The ginger is medicinal and has a large amount of nutrients beneficial to the body.Noon Brew / Unspash.
Its composition
The ginger It is one of the spices healthier on the planetdue to its large amount of highly beneficial bioactive nutrients and components, it has any concentration of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and essential oils ideal for health, such as:
- Vitamin B3, B6, B1, B2, B9, and Vitamin C and E
- Minerals such as aluminum, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, potassium,
- Oils such as ginger -composed of antioxidants
- Proteolytic enzymes