BENIFITS OF GINGER AND GARLIC.

              GINGER                                                         

Ginger is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or simply ginger, is widely used as a spice or a folk medicine.studies have been conducted on the medicinal benefits of this wonder spice for over 100 health conditions. It has a long history of use, and as a testimony to its numerous benefits, it remains a component of more than 50% of all traditional herbal remedies.

 Ginger provides a variety of vitamins and minerals:
 Carbohydrate – 17.77 g
 Dietary Fiber – 2 g
 Protein – 1.82 g
 Dietary fiber – 2 g
 Sugars – 1.7 g
 Sodium – 13 mg
 Vitamin B6 – 0.16 mg
 Calcium – 16 mg
 Iron – 0.6 mg
 Vitamin C – 5 mg
 Potassium – 415 mg
 Magnesium – 43 mg
 Phosphorus – 34 mg
 Zinc – 0.34 mg
 Folate – 11 mg
 Riboflavin – 0.034 mg
 Niacin – 0.75 mg
 Iron – 0.6 mg

SOME BENEFITS :
 *  Ginger Can Treat Many Forms of Nausea .
 *  May Reduce Muscle Pain and Soreness to some extent.
 *  The Anti-Inflammatory Effects Can Help With Osteoarthritis.
 *  Lower Blood Sugar level  and Improve Heart Disease Risk  
     Factors.
 *  Help Treat Chronic Indigestion.
 *  Ginger Powder May  Reduce Menstrual Pain.
 *  May Lower Cholesterol Levels.
 *  Contains a Substance That May Help Prevent Cancer.
 *  Ginger May Improve Brain Function and Protect                      Against  Alzheimer's Disease.
 *  The Active Ingredient in Ginger Can Help Fight Infections.

   
 
                 GARLIC                                                      

	Nutrient Value
Energy	149 Kcal
Carbohydrates	33.06 g
Protein	6.36 g
Total Fat	0.5 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Dietary Fiber	2.1 g
Vitamins
Folates	3 µg
Niacin	0.700 mg
Pantothenic acid	0.596 mg
Pyridoxine	1.235 mg
Riboflavin	0.110 mg
Thiamin	0.200 mg
Vitamin A	9 IU
Vitamin C	31.2 mg
Vitamin E	0.08 mg
Vitamin K	1.7 µg
Electrolytes
Sodium	153 mg
Potassium	401 mg
Minerals
Calcium	181 mg
Copper	0.299 mg
Iron	1.70 mg
Magnesium	25 mg
Manganese	1.672 mg
Phosphorus	153 mg
Selenium	14.2 µg
Zinc	1.160 mg
Phyto-nutrients
Carotene-ß	5 µg
Crypto-xanthin-ß	0 µg
Lutein-zeaxanthin	16 µg

Garlic is recognized as a prized herb in almost all the cultures for its medicinal properties as well as culinary uses. This wonderful herbal plant, grown for its underground root or bulb, contains numerous health promoting phytonutrients that has proven benefits against coronary artery diseases, infections, and cancers.
The herb plant belongs to the family of Alliaceae, in the genus, Allium; and scientifically known as Allium sativum. It is believed to be originating in the mountainous Central Asian region, from where it spread all over the temperate and subtropical regions the world.

Health benefits of Garlic

• Strong flavored, garlic cloves contain many unique phytonutrients, minerals, vitamins, and antioxidants that have proven health benefits. Total measured antioxidant strength (ORAC value) is 5346 µmol TE/100 g.
• Its bulbs contain organic thiosulfinate compounds such as diallyl disulfide, diallyl trisulfide and allyl propyl disulfide. Upon disruption of the bulb (while crushing, cutting, etc.), these compounds convert into allicin through an enzymatic reaction.
  
• Laboratory studies show that allicin reduces cholesterol production by inhibiting the HMG-CoA reductase enzyme within the liver cells.
  
• Allicin decreases blood vessel stiffness through the facilitation of nitric oxide (NO) release. Nitric oxide relaxes blood vessels and thereby, bring a reduction in the total blood pressure. Further, it blocks platelet clot formation and has fibrinolytic action inside the blood vessels. This function of allicin helps decrease the overall risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), peripheral vascular diseases (PVD), and stroke.
• Research studies also suggest that consumption of garlic associated with a possible decrease in the incidence of stomach cancer.
• Allicin and other essential volatile compounds also found to have antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-fungal activities.
  
• Garlic is an excellent source of minerals and vitamins that are essential for optimum health. The bulbs are one of the richest sources of potassium, iron, calcium, magnesium, manganese,zinc and selenium. Selenium is a heart-healthy mineral and is an essential cofactor for antioxidant enzymes within the body. The human body uses manganese as a co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase. Iron is essential for red blood cell formation.
• It contains many flavonoid antioxidants like β - carotene, zeaxanthin, and vitamins like vitamin-C. Vitamin-C helps the body develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals.
  
  

  Medicinal uses

• Garlic herb has been in use for a long time in many traditional Indian and Chinese medicines as a remedy for cold, cough, bronchitis, etc.
  
• Garlic oil has been used as a local applicant for "ringworm" (fungal dermatitis) infection of the skin.
• In the modern medicine, this exotic herb advocated as health benefiting food for its anti-microbial, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, and immune boosting and cholesterol-lowering properties.