Ginger
Ginger : Zingiber Officinale. The aroma of ginger is due to a volatile oil which it contains in amounts of about one to three percent. Ordinarily taken in the form of capsules, ginger may also be made into a tea or a candy. Promotes cleansing of the body through perspiration, to calm nausea, and to stimulate the appetite, upset stomach, indigestion, cramps, and to dispel chills. Powdered Ginger helps with motion sickness. If suffering from gallstones, or if pregnant or nursing, consult your health care professional before taking. Daily consumption of Ginger may interfere with the absorption of dietary iron and fat-soluble vitamins, digitalis, digoxin, isoniazid, lincomycin, nalidixic acid, oral anticholinergics, phenothiazines, pheytoin, sulfonamides, tetracycline derivatives, warfarin, and phenothiozines or other psychoactive agents which are poorly absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract. Ginger may mask the toxicity caused by aminoglycoside antibiotics such as neomycin. May inhibit urinary excretion of alkaline drugs, such as quinidine and amphetamines
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