Sweet Ginger Soup

Ginger is one of the powerful natural home remedy for many ailments and it is also a superb condiment for many dishes. I love ginger to bits, be it a ginger dish or a dessert with plenty of ginger in it. The fragrant and hotness of the ginger can make you so comfortable and pleasant. Have you ever wonder the goodness of it?

Recently, many people have falling sick with flu, cough, sore throat, colds and pains. I too was not feeling well the last 2 weeks. As I was flipping through some recipe books, I found this simple yet full of goodness recipe from 85 Popular Classic Dishes recipe book published by Popular Bookstore, which I bought when they were having launching promotion last month. I was thrilled after reading the functions and results of drinking this sweet ginger soup! Without wasting much time, I made myself a warm and soothing sweet ginger soup. One of the best drinks that make you feels good. It warms up the body and relieves colds and pains.

The active ingredient in ginger is terpenes and an oleoresin, which is called ginger oil. These active agents are responsible for its antiseptic qualities, lymph-cleansing, circulation-stimulating and mild constipation relief. Research has shown that ginger lowers blood cholesterol by reducing cholesterol absorption in the blood and liver. Reference and more Ginger goodness HERE.

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Ginger also a main ingredients during Chinese confinement (after child birth), Chinese believed that ginger can warms up the body and expels wind from the body. Many of them would cook their dishes with ginger & sesame oil for the whole period of confinement (usually 30 days). There is so many types of ginger selling in the market. The Chinese will usually buy those "Bentong Ginger" a special type of ginger from Bentong, Pahang. The ginger is bigger, fleshy and have strong fragrant. Not sure if others from all over the world do have their own believes and way of cooking ginger. Hope that you too can share with us the goodness of ginger in your country. After knowing so much of goodness of ginger, we should start adding ginger in our daily cooking now and absorb the benefits of it.

Ingredients: 15g ginger （you may add more if you prefer stronger ginger taste) Some brown sugar 300 to 400ml water Method: 1. Cut ginger into slices and place them in a pot. Add water. Bring to boil. 2. Add some brown sugar for seasoning. 3. Consume while it's still warm. Information from the book: Functions: Prevents vomiting; relieves rheumatism and profuse perspiration; relieves colds and pains. Results: Treats flu, heatiness and headaches, body ache and non-perspiration, cold and discomfort of the stomach.

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