Baked red snapper with shallots, ginger, garlic brown rice top with caramilized spanish onion with balsamic.

Health Benefits of Ginger Root

The health benefits of ginger root are innumerable. It has antiseptic, stimulating, digestive, expectorant, aphrodisiac, carminative, anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties, that can be used to treat a wide range of ailments and illnesses. In Ayurveda, ginger root is referred to as a 'carrier herb' or 'synergetic herb'. The root of the ginger plant, known as the rhizome, is where the medicinal properties of ginger lie. The use of ginger root can be beneficial in treating the following illnesses.