5 Amazing Benefits Of Ginger For Babies

The health benefits of ginger include relief from digestive issues, relief from cough and cold, remedy from other respiratory diseases like influenza, bronchitis, whooping cough, relief from nausea, stomach ache, motion sickness and seasickness, healing of gastric ulcers and protection of liver.

Ginger is one of the oldest known herbs and condiments known to man. For many thousands of years, it has been used as a medicine as well as a culinary additive spice. But, most of it is centered around its medicinal usage. Ginger is a rhizome which grows underground. The leaves of ginger give out a peculiar scent and flavor when they are cut or bruised. This scent is very similar to mild scent of ginger.

There is a little confusing over where exactly ginger originated, whether in India or China. It is equally popular in both India and China for a very long time. The Sanskrit name for Ginger is Singabera, which means the horns of a deer, as ginger resembles the horn of a deer. This name was transformed into Zingiberi in Greek and Zingiber in Latin. The official name of ginger is Zingiber officinale is of Latin origin. At present, India and China are the largest producers of ginger in the world, producing about 380, 100 and 331,000 tonnes annually.

# Remedy for digestive issues

One of the major benefits of ginger is that it provides remedy for digestive problems such as indigestion, constipation, flatulence, etc. Including small amounts of ginger in your baby’s diet will eradicate such digestive issues which are otherwise seen in babies.

# Remedy for stomach ache

If your child is suffering from stomach ache caused by dyspepsia, flatulence, colic spasms or other painful stomach issues, a quarter spoon of ginger juice mixed with half a teaspoon of fresh lime juice can be given to the baby. This should be given twice daily (HK Bakhru, Nature Cure For Children).

# Reduces nausea and motion sickness

For many centuries, sailors have been using ginger as an effective remedy for seasickness, motion sickness and nausea. It is not a superstition but, now it is a fact that ginger reduces nausea and motion sickness. Little amounts of ginger can be given along with food to reduce the chances of esophagal reflux or food vomiting in babies.

# Heals gastric ulcers

Gastric ulcer is one of the risks that infants and toddlers face during the first few years. The stomach lining of infants and children might not be as strong as that of adults, resulting in ulcers from stomach acid juices. Giving them ginger keeps these ulcers at bay by healing them way before they become a threat.

# Effectively treats cold and cough

For many centuries, ginger has been one of the prominent medicines for treating cold and cough. It has been proved due to the fact that the biochemicals found in ginger control the spread of rhinoviruses which are responsible for spreading cold and cough. So, you can give ginger boiled in water when your baby is suffering from cold and cough.