There is only one sure cure for all these diseases like cold, cough and joint pain, which is available in your home.

News India Live, Digital Desk: Don’t feel like getting out of the quilt, do you? Winter has come and has brought with it chill, blocked nose and body aches at many places. In our Indian homes, winter mornings do not begin without ginger tea. But, have you ever thought that we add ginger in tea just for taste or is there some big secret behind it?

To be honest, this crooked looking ginger present in our kitchen is actually a mine of qualities. What our elders said was absolutely right. Let us understand in simple language what benefits can be had to your body if you increase the amount of ginger in your diet this winter.

1. Cold and cough will not be treated arbitrarily
As soon as the weather changes, first of all the throat gets sore and the nose starts running. Ginger is a natural ‘immunity booster’. It has properties that help the body fight bacteria and viruses.

• Tip: If the throat is very bad, then fry a small piece of ginger and keep it in the mouth or mix honey in ginger juice and lick it. It provides relief faster than any cough syrup.

2. Keeps the body ‘warm’
Have you ever noticed that after eating ginger you feel a little warmth in your body? Actually, ginger has a hot nature. It maintains the correct temperature of your body from inside, which reduces the effect of cold outside. Call it ‘natural heater’.

3. Stomach’s best friend
In winter, we eat a lot of parathas, halwa and fried things, because the appetite for digestion increases. But sometimes it causes problem of flatulence or indigestion. By eating a small piece of ginger mixed with rock salt before eating, the digestive machine runs smoothly.

4. Relief from joint pain
This problem troubles the most, especially the elders of the house. As the cold increases, knee and back pain emerge. Ginger has amazing power to reduce swelling. If you consume ginger regularly, you get a lot of relief from joint pain and stiffness.

How to use?
It is not necessary to drink tea every time. You can grate it and add it to soup, add seasoning to vegetables or boil ginger in hot water, add lemon and honey and drink it in the morning. This will also work as a detox drink.

Caution is also necessary
Although it is beneficial, but excess of everything is bad. If you have high acidity or any bleeding disorder, then use it in limited quantities only.

So friends, don’t ignore this ‘superhero’ of your kitchen this winter. A little ginger, and winter will pass happily!