I've loved ginger for years, cooking with it, nibbling candies ginger for snacks, sipping ginger tea for stomach upset and unsuccessfully trying to grow it (too far north). It's an amazing herb with a long history of use.
Modern research has shown ginger to be effective in preventing motion sickness, and soothing digestion. It also has mild stimulant properties, increasing circulation and invigorating the body. A few drops of ginger essential oil in some warm peanut oil makes an invigorating massage that promotes blood flow and circulation. A warm compress of lightly steamed ginger is a traditional oriental hangover cure - use a clean cloth or bandanna to tie it around the forehead or the back of the neck.
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