Fresh ginger root, also known as Sheng Jiang in mandarin, is definitely an important ingredient in cooking no matter it is steaming fish, preparing dishes, or making seasoning. The reason is so obvious – its characteristic spicy taste can not only help eliminate fishy smell and mutton odor, but also flavor the dishes with its own distinct zest. More importantly, it makes dishes become more delicious. No wonder it is so essential in cooking pork, beef, mutton, and other delicacies. The health benefits of ginger are numerous. In short, eating a few slices of ginger or adding a little bit of it in the dish can increase appetite; ginger-based soup plays an important role in the prevention and treatment of cold, Enteritis, and stomach problems like stomach ulcers and deficiency-cold type gastritis. Given the fact that traditionally it is often used for nausea and vomiting, it also enjoys the reputation as "the panacea for habitual vomiter".

BENEFITS OF FRESH GINGER ROOT 
So, what is ginger good for? Is fresh ginger root good for you? As a matter of fact, it is warm in nature and its unique ingredient of gingerol can stimulate the gastrointestinal mucosa, congest the gastrointestinal tract, enhance digestion, and effectively cure bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting caused by excessively eating cold food. Eating ginger can make people feel hot. This is because it is able to dilate the blood vessels, speed up blood circulation, and promote the opening of body's pores, which thus take the extra heat away along with bacteria and cold pathogen inside the body. In addition, cooking with fresh ginger root can promptly eliminate a variety of cold-heavy-body induced discomforts due to the influence of cold food, rain, or air-conditioner.

1) Inhibiting oxidation and tumor. It contains gingerols and diarylheptanoid structure, which have strong antioxidant, free radical scavenging, and tumor suppressor activities. As a result, it is anti-aging and can help the elderly get rid of age spots on face.

Fresh Ginger Root

2) Whetting the appetite. In the hot summer people tend to eat less due to the reduced secretion of saliva and gastric juice. And eating a few slices of it before meals can stimulate the secretion of saliva and gastric and digestive juices, increases gastrointestinal motility, and thereby increase appetite.

3) Preventing sunstroke, cooling, and refreshing. Eating some ginger in summer days can help excite, sweat, cool, and refresh. Hence, appropriate fresh ginger root drink can be really helpful for general summer-heat symptoms, such as dizziness, palpitations, chest tightness, nausea and others.

4) Killing bacteria, detoxicating, reducing swelling, and relieving pain. Research found that it could play the role of some certain antibiotics, especially on Salmonella. Food is susceptible to bacterial contamination in hot temperatures. The bacteria grow rapidly and can cause acute gastroenteritis easily, which can be preventive and treatable by consuming moderate ginger. It is reported that ginger extract can significantly inhibit skin fungal, kill trichomonas vaginalis, and treat a variety of boils. In addition, using it as gargle can treat bad breath and periodontitis.

5) Preventing car sickness and stopping nausea and vomiting. It is reported that some "Sports maladjustment syndrome" can be relieved by eating ginger root. And studies have shown that the effective rate of its dried powder was 90 % in treatment of sports-induced headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms. And the efficacy can last more than 4 hours. In addition, eating it or sticking its paste on Neiguan point can prevent seasickness and carsickness.

6) Traditional Chinese medicine thinks that it is a Yang tonic. It's just like the old saying goes: "a man cannot afford not to take ginger for 100 days". And modern clinical pharmacology found that it is capable of speeding up the body's metabolism, reducing inflammation, relieving pain, simultaneously exciting the function of human multiple systems, regulating the function of the male prostate, treating sexual dysfunction in middle and older men. Therefore, it is often used in male health.