• Ginger/ Zingiber Or Suntha [Botanical Name - Zingiber officinale] is a important herb/spice in Indian families largely cultivated in warm, moist regions chiefly in Madras, Cochin & Travancore.
• The scraped & dried rhizomes of Ginger as well as green ones are used. As per Ayurveda Ginger is pungent in taste, hot in potency and pacifies Vitiated Vata/kapha.
• Suntha or Ginger is easily digested, absorbed from the intestines and has anti-flatulency, intestinal spasm reducing properties.
• Ginger helps to clean the toxicity from the tongue, by removing undigested (Aam) food materials and supports the appetite.
• The Aromatic oil present in the Ginger rhizome helps to prevent bad breadth, improve salivary secretion (sialagogue) and promotes gastro-intestinal tract movements.
• Ginger is also useful in common cold & cough, where there is immunity suppression & fever sets in.
• Ginger promotes removal of extra phlegm from bronchus and respiratory tract & helps to reduce symptoms of acute bronchitis/ Sinusitis and headache/ body ache.
• On long term basis Suntha/Ginger is helpful as hot water infusion drink like herbal tea in evening to relieve symptoms of Rheumatic conditions like joint heaviness, pain and warmness etc.
• The Ginger herbal tea when consumed regularly supports as anti-oxidants, helps to remove blockages from blood vessels and re-energise lungs to get more Oxygen level.
• Ginger Powder combines with black pepper Powder (kali miri) & pippali Powder (piper longum) (collectively known as Trikatu Powder ), which act as carminative & increase Bio-availability of the drug given along Trikatu.
• Externally – ginger Powder is applied over affected painful joint area Or forehead with warm water/ Nilgiri oil (Eucalyptus oil) as local stimulant & rubefacient to have pain killer action.

Benefits:

• Supports Digestive & Respiratory System
• It is helpful to reduce flatulence & spasm of stomach.
• It is helpful to clear sore throat and reduce cold.
• External application helps to reduce inflammation & pain in joints.