Ginger is a pungent food that promotes energy circulation and increases the metabolic rate. Naturopathic medicine uses it for heart and artery renewal and hypertension. If you are on medication for these conditions, seek professional advice from your health care professional.
As a general tonic, incorporate ginger in the diet, having it as an occasional tea or take capsules for dried ginger as directed on the product.
Ginger has a warming nature and should not be used when there are signs of heat, such as when a person feels hot, fears or dislikes heat, and is attracted to cold. Signs of heat include bright red tongue, red face, red eyes, high blood pressure, fever and inflammation.
Despite this, fresh ginger as tea helps disperse temporary body heat in summer – having a cooling effect – this is why hot spices are often used in hot climate countries (cayenne pepper, horse radish, black pepper).
