USES OF GINGER I FOUND IN SOUTH AFRICA.

On my recent visit to South Africa, I joined my friend to visit some hospitals in remote areas and also seek the opinions of community health workers on some diseases. Some of our findings I shall soon make available here as I make out time to punch them into my computer.

But here are some of the uses of Ginger that I discovered from community health workers and traditional practitioners. They use ginger for the following:

1. Antibiotic. Ginger is mixed with citrus burst (usually lime, lemon, and tangerine) and garlic to form what they believe to be very strong antibiotic. CAUTION: This can have negative effect on blood level, so it is recommended to add blood builder during use. Any quantity of both ginger and the citrus family in the mixture is good, but the more ginger the better.
2. Stopping Nausea. Raw ginger is given to a vomiting pregnant woman to chew, or it is pounded and soaked in hot water for her to drink. CAUTION: Excess intake of ginger may be harmful to the unborn baby, or may even induce abortion.
3. Cure Of Cough. To stop cough, ginger is used with pure honey and (sometimes) hot water. The former two are mixed in little hot water or taken without the water.
4. Stroke. There are some queer ways they mix ginger with avocado leave extract and honey to improve vital response in recovering stroke patients.
5. Weight Loss: A mixture of ginger and garlic is boiled together to make strong tea, this tea aids in weight loss. It must be taken without sugar, but honey may be added.
6. General Ailment. They use ginger for general ailments like to aid digestion, relieve headache, low blood pressure, baldness, enhancement of menstruation, etc.

I shall soon bring you my other discoveries in natural health in South Africa. Then a few more from India would follow.

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