Often people come into the store, already asking for ginger for nausea. But more often than not people ask for something to settle their stomach. We show them this ginger which is a cut root form because it's the best form to settle that queasy, car-sick, morning-off feeling.
In Ayurveda ginger is called vishwabhesaj, roughly "the universal medicine," and it's traditionally been used to ease nausea, calm bloating and gas, take the edge off menstrual cramps, support circulation, and warm the body in cold, damp weather. What's striking is that Ayurvedic, Chinese, and Mediterranean traditions all landed on the same uses, long before anyone studied gingerol and shogaol in a lab. Researchers still study those compounds today for their role in digestion and nausea.*
On the cooking side, the thing we tell everyone is that dried cut ginger root here and ground ginger powder we sell aren't the same tool. Our cut root pieces steep and simmer in liquid, releasing flavor slowly over heat, which is exactly what you want for tea, broths, and long-cooked curries. Our ground ginger powder is milled fine and belongs in baking and dry rubs. We source both forms of our ginger to be genuinely pungent, warm in your nose the moment you open the bag.
* These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. Not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Consult your doctor if you are on medication, have a health condition, or are pregnant, nursing, or having surgery.
