Zanjabil – Ginger
Abu Nu’aym narrated in his book on the Prophetic medicine that Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri (Radhi Allahu Anhu) said:
“The Byzantine king, give the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) a barrel of ginger as a gift and he gave each person a part of it. I too got a piece.”
Ginger is hot in the second degree and wet in the first degree. It heats the body, helps the digestion process, softens the stomach mildly, helps open the clogs of the liver that are caused by coldness and wetness and helps against the wetness that causes sight impairment.
Ginger also strengthens the sexual power and decomposes the thick gases accumulating in the intestines and stomach.
In general, ginger is good for the cold temperament of the liver and the stomach. When one takes some ginger along with two measures of sugar and some hot water, it will work as a laxative and will rid the body of harmful excrements.
Ginger is an effective ingredient in the ointments that dissolve phlegm.
Sour ginger is hot and dry and it excites the sexual drive, increases semen production, heats the stomach and the liver, helps digestion process, dries phlegm that prevails in the body and increases the memory power.
Excerpt: Healing with the Medicine of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) –Ibn Qayyim (Rahimahullah)
I love this article. I sell ginger beer (drink that’s called beer in Africa and the Caribbean) locally and people love it! I am so happy that I found this article and I’m gonna refer a lot of friends and relatives to it! آسلام عليكم و رحمة الله
thanks a lot umm travis for this precious information. i really like ginger so much as a drink and adding it to my food.