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How Does Ginger Help With Nausea?
How Does Ginger Help With Nausea?. Ginger has four constituent parts: alkaloids, mucilage, phenols and volatile oils. Alkaloids are naturally occurring compounds that become alkaline in solutions. Mucilage is a sticky or gummy substance found in some plants. Phenols are chemical compounds that are acidic. Volatile oils are extracted from plants to...
Constituent Parts of Ginger
Ginger has four constituent parts: alkaloids, mucilage, phenols and volatile oils. Alkaloids are naturally occurring compounds that become alkaline in solutions. Mucilage is a sticky or gummy substance found in some plants. Phenols are chemical compounds that are acidic. Volatile oils are extracted from plants to make essential oils. It is the phenols that help in reducing nausea and vomiting.
What is Nausea?
Nausea is a feeling of unease or sickness that gives the urge to vomit. This queasiness is in the stomach. Vomiting is the forcing of stomach contents up the digestive canal and out the mouth. The muscles in the digestive system help to push the food and other materials up the digestive tract. Ginger is one home remedy that acts on the stomach..
How Ginger Helps Nausea
As soon as the ginger is taken it starts to promote the secretion of saliva in the mouth. Once in the stomach the ginger then promotes the secretion of various digestive juices or enzymes. This helps to neutralize the stomach acids. The phenols in the ginger help to relax the stomach muscles and to sedate the tissues of the stomach. This reduces the over activity of the stomach which in turn reduces nausea and pain. At the same time the phenols increase movement inside the intestines and this helps to move digested food and toxins through the digestive system.
Taking Ginger
Ginger comes in a wide variety of forms. It is available in capsules, teas, oils, tinctures and extracts. Most products are derived from fresh or dried ginger or from distilling the essential oils. When trying to reduce nausea you can take ginger in the form that is most readily available. Side effects from ginger are rare and it is considered a safe herb even in large doses.
