Ginger and Morning Sickness

[Guest*]

I hear ginger is good for morning sickness. My favorite way of getting ginger is through a ginger mojito, but that is on my "don't consume" list now.

What are some good recipes or ways to get ginger? I was thinking ginger tea might be good, but how do you make that? Just cut up some ginger root and put it in boiling water?

Suggestions and experiences please!

[AesSedai]

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[ltk]

ginger tea is nice, too....oh and my FAVORITE: fresh ginger bulb with pineaple juice! I'm in the may club!

[chalynm]

http://www.gentlebirth.org/archives/ginger.html

This site says 2 teaspoons of peeled, grated fresh ginger root per cup of boiling water and steep for at least 10 minutes. I've seen a few other sites say to slice it thin, but grating seems much easier to me. I'm going to try it tomorrow. I'll let you know how it goes.

[chalynm]

Ugh...what a mess! I tried grating the ginger, but it's very fibrous, so I ended up w/ a big stringy blob and a bunch of drippy, squishy stuff left on the grater. I would definitely recommend slicing, or even a food processor (mentioned on the above link). Also, I had a slight scrape on one finger which burned like mad when the ginger juice got on it. No fun!

I, also, discovered I really don't like the taste of ginger. It smelled really good in root form and as it was steeping, but the tea really isn't up my alley. Maybe if I reduced the amount and mixed it w/ something else...I don't know. You can get it in capsules, too, though, so perhaps that's the best route for me.

Hope you have better luck w/ it than I did...

[orangefoot]

Try adding honey and lemon - that thickens it up a bit and makes it tastier.

I haven't done any ginger this time round; I've been drinking Rooibos with Orange for a while and now I find it soothing and it makes a change from water.

http://www.rooibosltd.co.za/lifestyle/mothers.html

[kblue]

I have 550 mg ginger root capsules. Does anyone know about dosage? I haven't needed them yet, but want to be prepared.

[chalynm]

The link I listed above says 3 capsules of powdered ginger, but it's not specific about the amount in each capsule. I imagine it's fairly standard, though.