Sunday, February 12, 2012

Savor The Spicy Ginger

The scientific name Zingiber officinale Ginger is ROSCs. Other areas also another way of mention, for the Aceh region call it ginger, called the Batak area for bahing, West Sumatra region or sipodeh sipadeh call, the call jahi Lampung, Javanese region called jae, ginger called Sunda region, an area called jhai Madurese, Bugis area pese call, and call lali Papua region. While ginger is a foreign name p'I chiang, khan Ciang (China), gengibre (Spain), ingefaera (Sweden), imbir (Russia), ginger (Malaysia), sanyabil (Arabic), zensero (Italy), and ginger (UK ).
Not only as a flavoring in cooking, but ginger is also very efficacious for the treatment.
Efficacy of ginger include:
1. Rheumatism
Take 2 ginger rhizome, heated over the fire or coals, then mashed. Attach the collision is on the sick rheumatism.
2. Injuries due to lacerations, stab sharp objects, exposed spines, falls, and snake bites
Mash and red ginger rhizome with salt. Put it on the affected part of the wound.
3. Eczema
Grate the ginger, then squeeze the water take. Grated radish and ginger juice mixed with water. Apply on the body of eczema, until cured.
4. Facial nerve pain
Mix the grated potato, flour, and grated ginger. Give a little warm water. Then stick to the face of these ingredients are sick, repeat until cured.
5. Other efficacy
Ginger is useful as an appetite enhancer, strengthening the stomach, and improves digestion.

(Source: Book "Tanaman Obat Keluarga" Ir. Fauziah Muhlisah)