GINGER

ZINGIBER OFFICINALE

General Health

  • Ginger is the ultimate antispasmodic.

  • A cup of ginger tea can calm an upset stomach and relax any other areas of tension for up to 12 hours.

  • Rather than acting as a nerve tonic, it acts as a tonic for the organs and muscles, telling the body that it can let go, that everything is under control.

Women’s Health

  • Used on a regular basis, even in smaller quantities, ginger is great at blocking mutations that can initiate breast cancer.

  • It’s filled with antioxidants and anti-cancer phytochemicals.

  • It improves the body’s ability to fight carcinogens.

  • Fresh ginger root can also be used as poultice or compress. Many women have reportedly reduced and eliminated breast lumps with a ginger compress.

  • For those who continually feel cold : emotionally or physically

Emotional Benefits

  • Ginger is concerned with feelings of action and reaction. For those who defend their vulnerability with an air of superiority. For anyone who is frozen in fear. Shock or trauma has caused them to lose their warmth and spontaneity and caused a wall to be built around them. 

  • Ginger warms the frozen feelings, allows an opening up to life, relaxes tension and opens up to beginning to trust. 

  • Whenever you need to warm up emotionally of physically, drink a cup of ginger tea

  • If your throat is tight from having to hold in something you wish you could say, ginger is an amazing relaxant for the area.

  • Ginger is wonderful for those who feel like they can’t say what they have to say. Holding in our thoughts and sentiments can make you feel locked up and stifled. This can lead to spams and ginger is a great ally to help release all this tension.

 

Spiritual Lesson

 “Ginger teaches us that we don’t always have to have an insight, breakthrough, or solution in order to let go of what’s not helping us. We don’t have to process everything or stress ourselves out reliving it. We don’t have to react. There are enough other situations that require our reactions; there’s no sense in taking on extra. Just like we can turn to ginger to work the kinks out of our muscles and the knots out of our stomachs, we can let it work that antispasmodic magic on our souls, cleansing us of wounds and damage without us having to do anything other than let it.” Anthony Williams

  

Tip

  • Chew on a piece to inspire confidence, if you’re in need of some strength and bravery before a big presentation, first date, or intend to go outside your comfort zone

  • Ginger can be reused throughout the day. You can keep using the same ginger for multiple servings of tea

  • The full moon increases the medicinal effects of ginger by 50% , so make sure to enjoy several cups during a full moon.

  • If you have to make a serious life decisions, consume ginger shortly before or during this time.

  • Just before you take a therapeutic bath, drink ginger water or ginger tea to enhance the bath’s healing power

  • Ginger is included in the BREASTMASK

Ginger Compress

  • This PDF shows step by step how to make a ginger compress.

  • Thanks to www.shintaiinternational.com for sharing this great resource.