Ginger Root Capsules 60's

Description

Ginger Root (Zingiber Officinales)

Pure powdered root.
60 x 500mg in vegetable capsules.

Ginger is loaded with antioxidants, compounds that prevent stress and damage to your body's DNA. They may help your body fight off chronic diseases like high blood pressure, heart disease, and diseases of the lungs, plus promote healthy aging.

A warming, settling herb. A recognised daily diet constituent in a variety of different foodstuffs.

Well liked and relied on for lots of reasons.

HABITAT AND CULTIVATION
A native of tropical Asia but now widely grown throughout the tropics, Ginger is cultivated from division of the rootstock. It flourishes in fertile soils and needs a good rainfall. The roots are dug up when the plant is 10 months old, washed, soaked and sometimes boiled and peeled.

CONSTITUENTS
Volatile oil 1-3% – zingiberene 20-30%; oleoresin 4-7.5% – gingerols, shogaols (mainly when dried)

CAUTIONS
None

PARTS USED: Root (rhizome) – fresh or dried.