This beige, knobby root has a bite, a sweetness and woodsy aroma all its own.  Ginger aids in healing vocal chords if you have laryngitis.  It also acts as expectorant, helping rid the sinus cavities of mucus and the lungs of phlegm.  The knobby bulb causes superficial blood vessels to dilate so that at first you perspire and then feel cool.  This property makes ginger a good food to ingest if you have a fever.

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