Ginger (Zingiber officinale), is one of the herbs whose rhizomes are often used as spices and traditional medicine. The rhizome tastes predominantly spicy due to a ketone compound called zingerone. There are three types of ginger: emprit ginger, merah ginger, and gajah ginger.
Furthermore, there are several benefits of ginger such as:
- It helps the aging problems, because the substance of anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative can control the aging process
- It is potent to decrease blood glucose and cholesterol, that’s has been stated in the Journal of US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health
- It is possible to strengthen the immune system because ginger contains gingerols, shogaols, and zingerones, which have the function as an antioxidant for our bodies4.
- It’s good to help the digestive system because of the substance of anti-bacteria. Most digestive diseases dominantly occurred because of bacteria, so the consumption of ginger is suitable as an antithesis
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