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Botanical name: Zingiber officinale
Family Zingiberaceae
Therapeutic actions
Antioxidant
Adaptogenic: aid in the body's ability to adapt to stress in all forms.
Alterative: gradually restores proper functioning to the body's metabolism to bring about balance.
Anti-inflammatory: alleviate inflammation throughout the body
Anti-amoebic: treats infections caused by amoeba
Antibiotic
Antiseptic: destroys or controls pathogenic bacteria. Used topically
Anti-emetic: reduces the incidence and severity of vomiting
Anti-spasmodic: prevents and eases spasms and relieves cramps
Anti-viral: destroy and inhibit the spread of viruses
Immune modulating
Stomachic: digestive aid and tones the stomach
Diaphoretic: promotes perspiration
Digestive: aids the digestion of food
Carminative: settles the digestive system and the expulsion of gas from the intestines
Choleretic: aids the excretion of bile by the liver
Cholagogue: increases the secretion and flow of bile
Expectorant: expels mucus in the respiratory system
Emmenagogue: stimulates, regulates, and normalizes menstruation
Laxative: aids bowel evacuation
Stimulant: stimulates the physiological functions of the body
Tonic: strengthens and improves bodily performance
Rubefacient: warming and increases blood flow
Vasodilator: increase the internal diameter of blood vessels