It can soothe cold symptoms, help with nausea and morning sickness, and even get your skin glowing
1. Eases cold symptoms
Ginger tea is great to drink when you feel a cold coming on. It’s a diaphoretic tea, meaning it’ll warm you from the inside and promote perspiration.
2. Alleviates mild nausea
Ginger root is said to reduce the symptoms associated with motion sickness, including dizziness, nausea, vomiting and cold sweating. It may also help people undergoing surgery and chemotherapy-related nausea. Ginger has most widely been used to treat the nausea and vomiting associated with mild pregnancy sickness.
3. Good for the skin
When used on the skin, it can stimulate circulation and soothe burns.
4. Helps relieve pain
The root is rich in oils that contain the active component gingerol. This potent anti-inflammatory compound is believed to explain why people with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis experience reductions in their pain levels and improvements in their mobility when they consume ginger regularly. Many swear by drinking ginger tea to alleviate menstrual cramps too.
5. Soothes the digestive system
Ginger has a long tradition of being effective in alleviating discomfort and pain in the stomach. It promotes the elimination of excessive gas from the digestive system and soothes the intestinal tract.