Ginger

Common Name: Ginger
Botanical Name: (Zingiber officinale)
Growing Information:
Properties: Stimulant, carminative, rubefacient

Uses

• Used in tea with lemon and honey for nausea, indigestion, and cramps.
  
• Used topically in a fomentation to help with sore muscles, arthritis, and stiffness.
  
• Tea can also be used as a diaphoretic to help with cold and flu systems. 
  
• Tea or candy can be used to help with motion sickness. 

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