Well, you must have heard that ginger, popularly called Adrak in India, is good for relieving sore throat and treating common cold. But how many of you know that it promotes heart health too?
Surprisingly, the effect of ginger on the heart has been documented along with its other medicinal properties nearly 2,000 years ago. Take a look at how this herb keeps the heart healthy.
- Ginger contains several phenolic compounds like shogaols and gingerols, sesquiterpenes like bisapolene, zingiberene and zingiberol that promote heart health. One of the compounds called isgingerol specifically induces relaxation in blood vessels. It also stimulates blood flow and relieves chest pain (angina).
- Ginger is an effective anti-inflammatory agent, which means that it fights heart disease by preventing damage to the walls of blood vessels.
- Consumption of ginger has been found to inhibit the progression of atherosclerosis, a major risk factor for heart disease.
- It has an amazing cholesterol-lowering property. It stimulates the conversion of cholesterolto bile acids, causing it to get eliminated from the body.
- It has also been shown to prevent platelet aggregation that is responsible for clotting of blood vessels.
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