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Default Ginger (root)

On 3/4/2012 2:27 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 3 Mar 2012 15:39:51 -0800 (PST), >
> wrote:
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>> Eating ginger while on a boat is a cure for seasickness. Well, that's what they say over here.

>
> I sincerely doubt it. Over here, it's supposed to cure sore throats.
> In reality, it does what a cough drop or other throat lozenge would do
> - provide temporary relief at best.
>

My obstetrician recommended flat ginger ale for me, when I was suffering
from nausea after an emergency C-section - it worked.