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(from Jeff...)
Robert;
I found your recent post re ginger root interesting and timely. I have
recently started taking this herb primarily as an aid to improving
circulation to my extremities. I suspect there's merit to the supposition
that it stimulates the saliva glands. My meds have geen giving me a dry
mouth for quite sometime. Since I started taking 3 capsules of ginger/day
(550 mgs each) plus drinking 2 cans of gingerale/day, all dryness of mouth
has vitually disappeared. Ginger root is very modestly priced at any health
food store and is non-toxic.
My response to your posting is being made to alert anyone who's tired of
chewing gum to allieviate this minor aggravation that relatively small doses
of this herb may help them (also, dry mouth leaves us more suseptible to
tooth decay; ginger is also recommended for nausea). Any guarantees that
it'll work? No. It obviously may not be for everyone. However, the cost to
try this is marginal and risk is virtually non-existant.
If anyone tries ginger to reduce dryness of the mouth, I'd be interested in
your feedback.
Regards, Jeff Carper
>                         "JAMAICA GINGER ROOT"
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>Botanical Name: Zingiber officinale.
>Medicinal Properties: Stimulant, pungent, carminative, aromatic, sialgogue,
>condiment,
>diaphoretic.
>Uses in Folklore: Ginger root (chewed) stimulates the salivary glands, which
>is said to be useful in
>paralysis of the tongue; also good for a sore throat. Prized since ancient
>times both for its flavor and
>for its medicinal properties. In China, the tea has long been prescribed for
>colds, coughs, flu and
>hangovers. The Chinese believe that the tea has the power to strengthen
>lungs and kidneys. Tibetans
>use ginger to stimulate the vital energies of one who is debilitated,
>lethargic, or convalescing from an
>illness. Modern medicine recognizes many of the spice's time-honored
>virtues. It is a carminative
>(ridding the stomach and intestines of gas) and an aid in the digestion of
>fatty foods. Recent research
>has even shown that ginger can be helpful in preventing motion sickness and
>vertigo.
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