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Write a paragraph on medicinal aspects of ginger. |
Ginger has a long history of use for relieving digestive problems such as nausea, loss of appetite, motion sickness and pain.The phenolic compounds in ginger are known to help relieve gastrointestinal irritation, stimulate saliva and bile production and suppress gastric contractions and movement of food and fluids through the GI tract. Chewing raw ginger or drinking ginger tea is a common home remedy for nausea during cancer treatment. Ginger improves the absorption and assimilation of essential nutrients in the body. |