Ginger tea a good remedy for sore throat, cold, etc
Arumugham
Boil 500 ml of water.
Add some slices of fresh ginger root.
Reduce flame.
Cook for 10 minutes and strain.
Add honey and/or lemon juice of your choice.
Drink hot.
(Good remedy for sore throat, cold, etc.)
http://tamilhomerecipes.blogspot.com/2008/04/ginger-tea-tea-without-tea.html
Taka
Good recipe and I second it really works. Ginger is also a good
remedy for morning sickness. There are other commercially available
herbal mixtures which you can use to stop the cold at its onset. Many
people are using these here in Japan especially during this cold
winter season. But now let's just think about why does it work and
how does it work? The answer is COX-2 inhibition and the same effect
can be accomplished with the classical NSAIDs such as aspirin or
paracetamol/tylenol. Just see how these drugs are popular and widely
used -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_paracetamol_brand_names
almost as much as the cooking vegetable oils, aren't they? Now how
could these arachidonic acid (AA) metabolism inhibitors (yes, that's
what COX-2 is all about) stop the pathogenic adenoviruses from
replicating and causing the cold? Isn't it the immunity what is
supposed to fight these cold viruses? And wouldn't the inhibition of
AA metabolism also inhibit the immunity and let the cold viruses
freely propagate in the body? Yes, it would according to the germ
theory. Here we have a big controversy - how the hell could
suppressing the AA-fueled immunity prevent the onset of viral
infection?? I am witnessing it almost on daily basis now that people
who take the NSAID or ginger/olive oil in time avoid the viral
infection while those who do nothing get a sorethroat, cough, fever
and other typical symptoms lasting over 1 week. And those who took
the ginger don't get eaten by the viruses. It sounds almost like the
problem is not really the "deadly" cold virus or germ but rather the
AA present in human cells which is derived from the Omega-6 rich diet
- you inhibit it and all of sudden cure the infectious disease ...
Taka
RF
Very interesting Taka. That's just what I need. I
have picked up two colds at contra dances in the
past 4 months - each one putting me down for more
than a week. For decades I have taken cinnamon,
turmeric and ginger in foods and drinks, but
probably not enough of them. Can you recommend a
minimum daily "dose" of ginger Dr Taka to keep the
bugs at bay ? :-)
bac...@vms.huji.ac.il
> On Jan 12, 8:45=A0pm, Arumugham <n.arumug...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> GINGER TEA (TEA WITHOUT TEA)
>> Boil 500 ml of water.
>> Add some slices of fresh ginger root.
>> Reduce flame.
>> Cook for 10 minutes and strain.
>> Add honey and/or lemon juice of your choice.
>> Drink hot.
>> (Good remedy for sore throat, cold, etc.)
>>
>> http://tamilhomerecipes.blogspot.com/2008/04/ginger-tea-tea-without-t...
>
> Good recipe and I second it really works. Ginger is also a good
> remedy for morning sickness. There are other commercially available
It may work but may have serious side effects. It should NOT be given
to pregnant women.
See my paper: Backon J.
Ginger in preventing nausea and vomiting of pregnancy; a caveat due to its
thromboxane synthetase activity and effect on testosterone binding.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 1991 Nov 26;42(2):163-4.
From what I remember of the literature, about 22 years ago it was
found that PGF2alpha was antiviral [I could be wrong].
Josh
Taka
I prefer EVO (extra virgin olive oil). Using ginger only with fatty
fish to inhibit the Omega-3 lipid peroxide triggered inflammatory
reactions (it comes with the Japanese sushi anyway). But this is not
the ideal way of dealing with the problem. If I had time to prepare
all my food I would just reduce the Omega-6 fatty acids to just trace
amounts and there will be no need for any COX inhibitors which do have
side effects as shown in the post by Josh ...
Taka
Taka
> In article <0321f078-2eb6-4c9e-962b-b45227742...@40g2000prx.googlegroups.com>, Taka <taka0...@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > On Jan 12, 8:45=A0pm, Arumugham <n.arumug...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> GINGER TEA (TEA WITHOUT TEA)
> >> Boil 500 ml of water.
> >> Add some slices of fresh ginger root.
> >> Reduce flame.
> >> Cook for 10 minutes and strain.
> >> Add honey and/or lemon juice of your choice.
> >> Drink hot.
> >> (Good remedy for sore throat, cold, etc.)
>
> >>http://tamilhomerecipes.blogspot.com/2008/04/ginger-tea-tea-without-t...
>
> > Good recipe and I second it really works. Ginger is also a good
> > remedy for morning sickness. There are other commercially available
>
> It may work but may have serious side effects.
This reminds me of another "healthy natural supplement" - the
sesamin. It is powerful delta-5 desaturase inhibitor ...
> It should NOT be given
> to pregnant women.
>
> See my paper: Backon J.
>
> Ginger in preventing nausea and vomiting of pregnancy; a caveat due to its
> thromboxane synthetase activity and effect on testosterone binding.
>
> Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 1991 Nov 26;42(2):163-4.
>
>
> From what I remember of the literature, about 22 years ago it was
> found that PGF2alpha was antiviral [I could be wrong].
I think the LOX-5 products were mentioned to be antiviral by Kofi here
recently. Hence taking the antiinflammatory AKBA could make you
susceptible to viral infections ...
Taka