Raw ginger can reduce muscle strain after exercise
October 5th, 2010 - 11:57 am ICT by ANILondon, Oct 05 (ANI): A new study has shown that taking raw ginger in small amount every day reduces the strain on muscles after a workout.
Ginger has long been used as a remedy for nausea, but recent research has suggested it has other powerful properties, reports the Daily Mail.
One lab study showed powdered ginger could kill ovarian cancer cells.
In the latest experiments, American scientists gave participants 2g of raw ginger, or a similar amount of heat-treated ginger as some evidence shows heat treatment boosts the spice’s potency for 11 days.
A third group was given a placebo. They were then put through a series of testing arm exercises.
The results showed that 24 hours after exercise, pain levels in the raw ginger-eating group were 25 per cent lower than those on the placebo.
And in the heat-treated group, pain levels were 23 per cent lower.
Researchers say this supports anecdotal evidence that ginger has a pain-killing effect.
The results have been published in the Journal of Pain. (ANI)
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