ĀYURVEDA: Ginger From An Āyurvedic Perspective + Home Remedies!!

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welcome to healthy ayurveda.com i'm dr mike dollywall vedic sage today we'll talk about ginger from an ayurvedic perspective looking at the qualities of both fresh and dry ginger and even consider various medicinal properties of ginger so let's begin by differentiating between fresh and dry ginger fresh ginger root is called adrak hand is dry and hot whereas dry ginger is called shunti and is unctuous and hot so even this one distinct difference reflects differing actions for example dried ginger or shunti being unctuous is like oil which fuels the fire and therefore has longer sustaining effects not only on jyatra agni but also works upon deeper tissue on datu agni fresh ginger being more drying or less anxious has a more shorter acting effect mainly on jatra agni and perhaps a more potent effect meaning a more concentrated heat but for a less duration of time and less depth of penetration at the tissue level another important distinction between fresh and dry ginger is fresh ginger has a pungent pipaka whereas dry ginger has a sweet vipaka vipaka being the quality of a substance after digestion therefore the sweet vipaka of shanthi is less pitta aggravating so let's take a step back and begin again by taking a look at the general qualities of ginger ginger is pungent heating with sharp qualities these qualities help to kindle the flame of agni and therefore improves the digestive strength ginger helps to improve taste and stimulate appetite so it's useful in conditions of anorexia even after digestion fresh ginger helps to relieve abdominal pain and helps to reduce bloating and constipation fresh ginger is also helpful in relieving nausea vomiting and hiccups even certain respiratory conditions such as cough asthma chronic bronchitis one may consider juice of fresh ginger in milk benefits of dry ginger also helps to improve digestion helps to alleviate certain respiratory conditions dry ginger helps to strengthen the heart dry ginger is very effective in helping to relieve dizziness motion sickness menstrual pain arthritic pain and even helps to promote weight loss of course ginger should be avoided in conditions such as certain skin conditions or non-healing wounds avoid ginger in bleeding conditions such as bleeding hemorrhoids profuse bleeding during menses or to be taken with caution when taking other blood thinning medications or anticoagulants to demonstrate certain medicinal properties of ginger we'll mention some home remedies such as for indigestion and poor appetite one may consider ginger along with sprinkled lime juice and a pinch of rock salt to help improve appetite or simply adding some ginger to a hot cup of water helps to relieve amma amma being byproducts of poor digestion for a stomachache one may consider chewing equal parts of dried ginger and ajvan seeds for cold congestion or cough consider drinking one teaspoon of ginger juice with a glass of mango juice or take one teaspoon each of fresh ginger juice lime juice and honey in lukewarm water and for sinus congestion or a headache consider applying some paste made of ginger powder and water to the forehead for a short period of time okay guys these are just basic considerations and medicinal properties of ginger from an ayurvedic perspective hope you've enjoyed and until next time be well