Many have heard about the healing properties of ginger. It is used to treat certain diseases, increase the overall tone of the body, strengthen immunity, and even for weight loss. This root has long been known as a warming agent. It was even used as an antidote.
Ginger Properties
On sale you can find fresh, pickled and dry root. It is an antiviral, immunostimulating, antispasmodic. For treatment, ginger tincture is often used.
With its competent preparation and use, you can:
- improve blood circulation;
- normalize metabolism;
- reduce the intensity of inflammatory processes;
- relieve spasms of smooth muscles;
- improve the digestive tract;
- remove stagnation in the biliary tract and gall bladder.
In addition, ginger tincture can affect fat metabolism. It accelerates all the processes taking place in the body and contributes to weight loss. Therefore, ginger is often used in cases where body shaping is required. We can not say that he normalizes cholesterol. And this is an excellent prevention of atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease and other serious diseases.
For colds, tincture or ginger tea helps speed recovery. Their intake contributes to increased blood flow to the upper respiratory tract and relieves inflammation. Ginger can also be used as an anesthetic for headaches, toothaches, joint pains and disturbing osteochondrosis.
Cooking tincture
In order to make a healing drink, it is advisable to purchase fresh
ginger root. There are several options for how to prepare ginger tincture. An ancient Tibetan recipe, reviews of which are most often found, suggests making a drink on alcohol. As a rule, vodka is used for its preparation.
It is necessary to take a pre-washed and peeled piece of ginger weighing about 250 g and cut it into thin plates. Prepared by the method described above, the root should be folded into a small container (for example, a jar of horseradish or mayonnaise) and pour vodka to the top. Ginger tincture should be infused for two weeks in a dark place. The Tibetan recipe suggests that it must be shaken periodically.
Two weeks later, the infusion is filtered and 2 tsp is added to the drained liquid . honey. To drink the prepared healing drink is necessary for 1 tsp. on empty stomach. A day is enough 2 tsp.
Non-alcoholic option
If you want to make tincture for a minor or for a person who is contraindicated in alcohol, then you should use a different option. For such people, not a Tibetan ginger tincture, but a decoction is suitable. To prepare it, you will need a small piece of root weighing about 30 g, 300 ml of water, 0.5 tsp. natural honey and 1 tsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice.
Ginger must be cut into thin slices and place them in a small saucepan. You can use a bucket. Pour the chopped root with water and simmer for about 15 minutes. After this, the broth is cooled and filtered. In the resulting liquid, add honey and lemon.
We strengthen immunity
There are other ways of preparing ginger tincture. The recipe may vary depending on what purpose you are preparing this healing drink.
For colds, for example, it is recommended to make a tincture of ginger, lemon and honey. But you need to cook it in advance. For these purposes, you need to take a lemon, wash it well and cut into slices with the skin. Fold them to the bottom of a pre-prepared container - a regular, well-washed jar. Finely chopped ginger is placed on top of the lemon. Then all this is poured with liquid honey. If necessary, it can be pre-melted in a steam bath.
This ginger tincture is prepared for two months. During this period, ginger can be infused. Do not forget that it is advisable to store the jar in a dark place, protected from sunlight.
Slimming recipe
Everyone knows the property of ginger to normalize metabolism, which stimulates the body, forcing it to quickly remove fat accumulations. If you want to lose weight, then you can prepare a decoction. You need to take ginger, a spoonful of lemon juice and a liter of water.
The grated root is poured with boiling water and put on fire. As soon as the liquid boils, the saucepan is removed from the heat. Immediately, you can add lemon juice to it and pour into a thermos. Must stand at least two hours such a ginger tincture. The recipe can be changed at your discretion. Some, for example, advise adding honey to it.
But there is another method of how to prepare ginger tincture. An ancient Tibetan recipe, reviews of which confirm its effectiveness, recommends mixing finely chopped ginger and a few cloves of garlic. The ingredients are placed in a thermos and poured with boiling water. Insist them must be at least 2 hours. Strained liquid can be drunk both hot and cold.
Miracle drink
To remove toxins, you can use a mixture of lemon, ginger and cucumber. Tincture made from these products helps not only to lose weight, but also to remove excess fluid, waste and toxins from the body. It is prepared as follows.
Take 2 liters of boiled chilled water and a medium-sized root. Grind ginger with a blender or fine grater. The resulting slurry must be stirred in water. There you should add 1 medium-sized cucumber. First you need to peel it and cut into strips. It is also necessary to put lemon sliced into slices in water. Such a ginger tincture should stand overnight. The indicated volume of fluid must be drunk per day. It is necessary to take this tincture with a course - 4 days are enough to achieve the desired effect.
Expected Effect and Reviews
The beneficial properties of ginger root have been known for more than one millennium. Now you can find dozens of different recipes that explain how to make a healing drink from this plant.
Ginger tincture helps not only for colds, stagnation of bile and pain. Reviews confirm that you can drink it with asthma, malfunctioning of the kidneys and problems with the digestive system. Some even claim that this is a great way to prevent cancer. By the way, if you are concerned about pain in the joints, then compresses can be made from the prepared alcohol tincture.
When taking ginger for weight loss, keep in mind that there will be no noticeable result if you do not remember the basic rules of nutrition. Yes, tincture can speed up the metabolism and the removal of toxins, but this is often not enough. It is necessary to exclude baking, fatty meats, all kinds of sweets.
Ginger tincture can reduce psychological dependence on food and tone the body. This, in turn, helps to increase physical activity.
Contraindications
Before making tincture of ginger, you need to familiarize yourself with the list of situations in which it is not recommended to drink it. Contraindications include any liver problems, including cirrhosis. Do not advise her and people suffering from hepatitis.
Disorders of the cardiovascular system are also a contraindication. Ginger contains substances with cardioactive properties. They can stimulate the work of the heart muscle.
Refuse from the use of ginger tincture is also necessary for allergy sufferers. If you drink it during periods of exacerbation, you can only worsen the condition. Ginger will help to ensure that all the reactions of the body only worsen.
Contraindications also include peptic ulcer, gastritis. You should not drink it with high acidity. People suffering from this problem often complain of heartburn after drinking tincture.