Ginger, but not at night

Ginger is a massive anti inflammatory. It helps with migraine relief, pms cramp relief, is an anti emetic so helps with motion sickness and vomiting/nausea during pregnancy or from chemotherapy. 

Because it’s so anti inflammatory it’s especially helpful in treating arthritis pain. 

Ginger promotes circulation (benefitting the cardiovascular system), is warming and in TCM / Ayurveda aids the digestive fire, disperses yang & clears damp (aka helps with diarrhoea and digestive issues). Because ginger is so hot energetically it’s best to avoid eating ginger at night as it might cause trouble sleeping (especially if you get hot in the night). If you are already a hot person be cautious with consuming too much ginger generally as it may worsen ‘heat conditions’ eg skin redness or cause digestive upset.

It is pungent, benefits the lungs and respiratory system, induces sweating and gets rid of phlegm/mucus from colds. 

Ginger helps bring on menstruation by promoting blood movement + promotes blood flow to the reproductive organs generally.

Lastly, ginger is a cholagogue meaning it improves bile flow (helping with fat digestion) and is useful to help break down high protein food like meat or beans and lessen the effect of uric acids in the body from eating such foods (so also good for gout).