Ways To Make Ginger Cream For Body Pain

Like what we all know, ginger is a root of Zingniber Officinale, a plants that grows in Asia and Middle East. It’s one of the most ancient and famous herbs in treating illness from digestive disorder to gout. It is safe enough for pregnant women to use, while strong enough to treat arthritis. Ginger can be used in many ways: be drunk as tea, taken in as a supplement or eaten as a spice in food. It can also be used on a surface of a body part as an oil compress or paste-like cream.

Ginger is one of the most ancient and famous herbs in treating illness from digestive disorder to gout.

Things you’ll need

  • Ginger root
  • Knife
  • Cheesecloth
  • Pot
  • Mortar and pestle
  • Honey

Instructions

To make ginger cream, we need a hand-size piece of ginger.

  1. Wash a hand-size piece of ginger with warm water and dry it. Cut the ginger into 1-inch pieces and wrap them in cheesecloth. Fill a big pot with water and put the cheesecloth bag in it.
  2. Heat the water in high heat till you see bubbles rising on the surface of it. Don’t let the water boil; this will make take off some benefits of ginger. Keep the heat at medium until you can pierce the ginger with a knife.
  3. Take the ginger out of water and place them in a mortar. Crush the ginger slowly and strongly till they become a paste-like mixture. It should be thinner than oatmeal.
  4. Add a bit honey if the ginger mixture is already thin. This also helps the ginger cream stick on the skin.
  5. Apply a bit of the ginger cream on affected areas when it is still warm. Use the cream to treat arthritis, gout, joint and muscle pain. Ginger has been used as anti-inflammatory agent. Cover hurt areas with a clean cheese cloth or cotton cloth. Change the cream when it’s cool.