Native to Asia, Ginger provides a number of health benefits including enhancing digestion, stimulating circulation and helping remedy respiratory conditions. With its warming properties, Ginger is thought to fight fevers, relieve headaches, soothe aching muscles and bolster the immune system. Stimulant, carminative, given in dyspepsia and flatulent colic; excellent to add to bitter infusions; especially valuable in alcoholic gastritis; of use for diarrhea from relaxed bowel where there is no inflammation. Ginger Tea is a hot infusion. Externally it is a rubefacient. Essence of Ginger should be avoided, as it is often adulterated with harmful ingredients.