Benefits and Uses of Dry Ginger (Chukku or Sukku in Tamil)

We have seen the benefits and usages of fresh ginger through my previous post. Now we'll see about "Dry Ginger". 

Dry ginger has got almost all the medicinal properties of fresh ginger. We

Dry Ginger

know ginger has high in potassium, manganese also vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and B complex, Phosphorous, Sodium, Iron, Zinc, Calcium and so on. Dry ginger also possess all these properties. 

Dry ginger has got many therapeutic properties like fresh ginger. Mostly dry ginger is used in powder form and easily available in most of the departmental stores.

This herb is widely used in Indian kitchen and also used in traditional medicines like Ayurveda and siddha and other Indian medicines.  It is referred to as Chukku or Sukku in tamil.

Let us see the usages

Dried ginger is used in traditional medicines to relieve gastrointestinal distress. It is very effective in eliminating gas in the intestines as well as act to help in the relaxation of the tract.

Gingerols present in the dry ginger has powerful anti-inflammatory properties. By taking dry ginger regularly, studies have shown that people suffering from osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis have experienced decrease in their pain.

Stomach irritation can be cured by drinking sugarcane juice mixing with dry ginger powder. Have to take this drink daily for some days to get better result.

Check out the Wikipedia tamil page on Dry Ginger here. Although there is less information there, I am sure in coming days, there will be more information in wikipedia about this dry ginger.

Dry ginger has more benefits - It can be used to treat wheezing, chest irritation, ear ache etc.

For head ache, make ginger powder paste by mixing dry ginger powder with little hot water. Wait till it gets dry by body heat. Surely you will be relieved from head ache .Use the same treatment to get relieve from throat pain also. This is one of our grandma’s treatments.

During winter if you drink daily dry ginger water, it will keep you warm throughout the day and will prevent you from cold and flu. It is very easy to prepare. Just put two or three pinches of dry ginger powder in a tumbler of water and boil for few minutes and filter it. Now the Ginger water is ready to use. (Use only one or two pinches of dry ginger powder for a tumbler of ginger water)

While using the dry ginger it must be noted the skin of the ginger must be removed completely, even while making dry ginger powder.

Dry ginger powder is used in making spices and masalas. Ginger tea and coffee are very famous and very tasty. Along with being a warm drink they are also good for health. Ginger biscuits, and ginger breads are also common.

Precaution: Ginger powder should be kept in tightly sealed container and should be kept in a cool place. It can be kept in the refrigerator also.

Benefits of Ginger - Anti Oxidant, Helps in Digestion and anti-cancer properties

By using natural products along with our diet or in cooking we are automatically getting the medicinal benefits of those products. Hence Naturopathy principle is “Food is Medicine” and this helps us in many ways in keeping away many diseases. That is why number of nature herbs/plants is included in our diet.

The image below gives you a good idea of how your food plate should be divided for healthy lifestyle.  

In my previous posts I have shared my opinion and views about the benefits of lemon and usages of lemon. Check those out if you have not. There are some very simple good usages and recipes.

Now we will see the benefits of Ginger. This is a root vegetable of ginger plant. Ginger has been used in Asian, Arabic and other countries as an herbal medicine since ancient times.

One of the most benefits from Ginger is its helping the digestive systems. You probably know this since you would have experienced Ginger Ale or Ginger juice helping you with relief during upset stomach. Ginger can help to digest fatty foods and reducing gas thereby preventing constipation problem.

If you have common respiratory problem ginger is the remedy because it is a natural expectorant. 

Research shows that ginger can provide relief to migraine due to its ability to stop prostaglandins from causing pain and inflammation in blood vessels. Ginger is widely used as a natural herb for treating cold and flu.

A study reveals that ginger can be used to treat diabetic-nephropathy, i.e. kidney related issues caused by diabetic complications

If you take ginger in the form tea it will help as natural heart burn remedy.

Picture of Ginger Plant

It has got blood thinning properties which helps to prevent heart attacks.

Ginger has high in potassium. manganese and also contains  vitamins A, C, E, B complex phosphorus, sodium, iron, zinc, calcium and so on. Ginger inhibits 5-L0 enzymes the only food for prostate cancer cells. Prostate cancer cells die in one or two hours without these enzymes. The components of ginger stop spreading of any type of cancer cells.  Many studies/researches are being conducted on the effects of Ginger in curing or destroying various types of Cancers.  

Naturally ginger helps to boost immune system. It can be used in tea, coffee, and also in cooking of various dishes to promote energy in our body and increase the metabolic rate. Ginger with lemon tea will have more medicinal effects.

Ginger with honey has more health benefits. Here is one simple recipe. Take some pieces of peeled ginger and add sufficient amount of honey keep it stored in a bottle for three or four days, then use one or two pieces whenever you get the complaints of nausea or vomiting symptoms. It is also for travelling sickness.

I have given only few benefits and usages of this herb, if you know anything more about this valuable herb please feel free to mention in this post.

Belladonna (also called BELL)

In the last post, we saw a medicine for Arnica Montana (Arnica) which is useful to treat injuries.

In this post we will see about a medicine used for Vertigo, body pains and Headaches etc.

Belladonna has a marked action on the circular system and blood vessels. It is taken from the poisonous plant called ‘deadly nightshade”. It is an example how homeopathy use poisonous materials for some remedies. In reality the poisonous elements are completely eliminated after successful treatments of dilution and succession. 

This remedy can be used for the following symptoms:

• Suffering from vertigo when stooping (bending forward or bowing) and
• Head ache due to noise, light, and jarring (moving of the body suddenly and unexpectedly) and leaning forward.
• Feeling pain particularly in abdomen and pelvis areas. It should be noted that this kind of pain will come suddenly, will continue for a longer period and then pain will disappear suddenly.
• Dry cough which will worse in the evening
• One wants to sleep but cannot.
• In the case heart, the indications are Feeling violent palpitations, Shooting pain along the limbs and Sleeplessness with drowsiness.

It is a fine remedy for body pain, headache, and throat pain due to cold. It will also give good relief in the case of acute urinary infection

It is also a good remedy for children who suffer from cold, flu, sore throat, nose feels dry, and find difficult to swallow even liquids.

In my opinion this remedy works well specially for throat problems and body pain.

Dosage:

4….4….4 for a week for Adults, for children 2…2…2 and works with 3^rd to 30^th potency.

  

Aconite or Aconitum Napellus

In Previous posts, we learnt about the calculation of potencies of Homeopathy medicines. Starting from this post, we'll discuss homopathy medicines one by one and their potencies

Aconite is one of the main remedy that most of the Homeopathy doctors are using for immediate reaction and cure. This is mainly used for sudden fever occurred without any prior symptoms, and pains.

A state of fear, anxiety. Anguish of mind and body, physical, and mental restlessness are also major symptoms for the usage of this medicine.

This can also be used to treat tooth ache, headache, ear pain, back ache.

Other symptoms are Vomiting, thirst for cold water, stitching pain in anus constant pressure in the left side of the chest.  

First to third potency can be used for congestive conditions.  It must be used for a week or ten days. For other conditions 30th potency is enough. That means 30x. The Other potencies can be used according to the condition of the illness.

In nose, the indications are: smell, acutely sensitive pain at the root of the nose, sneezing, dry mucous membrane.

In the case of throat the indications are: red dry throat, numb, prickling, burning, stinging, Swollen and dry Tonsils (that is for the first stage of tonsillitis)

In the case of Urinary the symptoms are: painful burning at the neck of the bladder, urine supressed, burning in the urethra, feeling anxiety always when beginning to micturate, Retention of urine, Renal region sensitive etc.,

In the case of Heart, constant pressure in the chest, shortness of breath, affections of heart with pain in the left shoulder, stitching pain in the chest that is angina pectoris, palpitations with anxiety etc.,

This remedy will be in the form of pills. Dosage for adult is 3….3….3 or 4……4…..4 according to the conditions and symptoms of the illness. For children 2….2….2. The medicine can be stopped after you get relief from the problem.

Don’t forget this ACONITE is a sure remedy for sudden fever and pains

Reference HOMEOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA

Next post will be about ALUMINA

Kali Sulphuricum

Kali Sulphuricum is an oxygen exchanger. Like Ferrum Phosphoricum, this salt will work as oxygen exchanger,  that means this remedy works in effecting the transfer of oxygen while inhaling. It is present in all the cells of containing iron. 

Short fall of this salt will result in the following complaints: Headache, Pain in limbs, Vertigo, Brittle nails, Poor hair condition.

It is very good remedy for BRONCHITIS, whooping cough, asthma, ear trouble. It is also remedy for tuberculosis, mensuration, indigestion, disorders of eyes, albumin urea.

List of Biocombination medicines

In previous posts, we saw a few biocombination medicines. How to select the biocombination remedy for your problem?

It is very easy, since they are indicated by numbers from 1 to 28 connected with the symptoms. The table is given below so that it is easy for you to select the correct remedy

B C NO. 1.	For Anaemia & Chlorosis
B C NO. 2.	For Asthma
B C NO. 3.	For Colic
B C NO. 4.	For Constipation
B C NO. 5.	For Coryza
B C NO. 6.	For Coughs, Cold, Catarrh
B C NO. 7.	For Diabetes
B C NO. 8.	For Diarrhoea
B C NO. 9.	For Dysentery
B C NO. 10.	For Enlarged tonsils
B C NO. 11.	For Fevers and inflammatory diseases
B C NO. 12.	For Headaches
B C NO. 13.	For Leucorrhoea
B C NO. 14.	For Measles
B C NO. 15.	For Menstruation troubles
B C NO. 16.	For Nervous exhaustion
B C NO. 17.	For Piles
B C NO. 18.	For Pyorrhoea
B C NO.  19.	For Rheumatism
B C NO.  20.	For Skin diseases
B C NO.  21.	For Children teething   troubles
B C NO.  22	For Scrophula
B C NO.  23.	For Toothache
B C NO.  24.	For Nerve & Brain tonic
B C NO.  25.	For Acidity, Flatulence and Indigestion
B C NO.  26.	For easy child birth
B C NO.  27.	For Vital weakness
B C NO.  28.	General  tonic

You can select the number according to indication of illness and get relief from the problems.  These medicines are in the form of tablets.  

Dosage: 4-----4------4 for adults, for a week or ten days. if problem continues continue the dosage till you get relief. 

These remedies are Safe, no side effects, will work effectively. These  is from my experience.