The benefits of ginger people knew from ancient times. And if until recently, ginger was perceived by us exclusively as an exotic spice, oriental doctors and still consider it a panacea for all ills.
In the food use the dried and fresh ginger root. It is considered to be the most useful ginger tea of fresh root plants, wherein the dried ginger has a sharp intense flavor.
In stores ginger is not cheap, but you do not need to spend money to buy it. Ginger - the plant is unpretentious and you can easily grow it at home on a window sill.
Useful than ginger? Ginger root is a natural antiseptic, it kills pathogenic bacteria and helminth, It is considered an effective means of poisoning, which is why the ginger can be often found in Asian cuisine, one of the ingredients in the dishes with raw fish and seafood (e.g., land).
In oriental medicine roots of ginger are used to relieve nausea, headache, weakness, pressure, vertigo, for the treatment of colds and increase appetite, enhance immunity and strengthen the nervous system, restore sight and improve memory, and even as prevention of cancer diseases.
Where to begin? By the way, the ginger plant is not only useful, but also very beautiful. Outwardly, it looks like a reed, and its purple flowers reminiscent of orchids, and it will become a real decoration of your home.
Ginger plant is best in the spring. Propagated He vegetatively, that is, by dividing the rhizomes.
Grow it can be from a rhizome, bought in a supermarket. The main thing that this part of the root buds were and he was quite fresh. Also you can buy the planting material in seed stores.
To "wake up" dormant buds, and they quickly gave sprouts, rhizome should be placed overnight in water at room temperature.
How to plant ginger?
- Take a shallow, wide pot, or even better something like a box or boxes - will grow ginger in breadth.
- At the bottom of a box pour drainage layer on top, pour the ground (purchase ground "Universal" in a flower shop, or "to vegetables").
- Place the rhizome horizontally kidneys up, sprinkle a couple of centimeters underground.
- Put the pot on the windowsill. Keep the soil moist, but do not pour.
How to care for ginger?
The plant loves humidity and sun. Therefore, when the shoots appear, make sure that that they have enough water, and the upper layer of soil was kept moist, but do not pour - or root rot. The growing season spraying loves.
During the growing season Ginger loves bright light, but it should not be stored in direct sunlight. He loves the fresh air. The best temperature is 20-25 ° C, 18-20 ° C in winter, if it is lower, the period "rest."
Before the use of ginger grown its need to scrape off the skin with a knife.
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