Dry Ginger Powder / Sukku / Sonth / Shunti / Sukem Alle / Chukku / Sunth / Sonthi / Sonth-100gm

Other Common Names:

Scientific Name: Zingiber Officinalis

English Name: Dry Ginger Powder

Tamil Name: Chukku, Inchi / சுக்கு, இஞ்சி

Hindi Name: Adrak / अदरक 

Malayalam Name: Enchi / എഞ്ചി

Telugu Name: Allam, Allamu, Allamu chettu, Shonti / అల్లం, అల్లము, అల్లము చెట్టు, శొంటి

Description:

Zingiber Officinalis is the botanical name for dried ginger that belongs to the Zingiberaceae family. Dry ginger is a herbaceous perennial plant native to Southeast Asia. Dry ginger is widely used as a spice in the kitchen to add flavor to foods. Dry ginger contains loads of nutrition values that help to treat numerous health problems.

Nutrition Facts:

• Total Fat: 0.1 g
• Sodium: 0.5 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 1.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
• Sugar: 0.1 g
• Protein: 0.2 g
• Vitamin D: 0 mcg
• Calcium: 2.1 mg
• Iron: 0.4 mg
• Potassium: 24 mg

Health Benefits:

• Dried ginger helps to manage blood sugar levels.
• Dried ginger powder helps to reduce the amount of blood released during menstruation.
• Dry ginger contains anti-inflammatory properties that help to treat discomfort in the stomach caused by indigestion. 
• Dried ginger powder helps to cure injuries, swollen joints, and muscular pain.
• Dry ginger powder helps to reduce body weight and burns fat.
• Dry ginger helps to cure nausea and morning sickness during pregnancy.
• Dried ginger powder helps to nourish the skin.
• Dry ginger powder helps to reduce period cramps and comforts the stomach in women.
• Dried ginger powder helps to cure a common cold and flu.
• Dry ginger helps to treat respiratory problems like asthma.
• Dried ginger has therapeutic properties that help to remove toxins from the body.

Dosage of Dry Ginger Powder:

Take half a teaspoon of dry ginger powder and mix it with honey or lukewarm water. Consume the mixture every morning on the empty stomach. It helps to improve metabolism and aid weight loss. 

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