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Sharon
Ann Meyer, AS, AA, DTR, Certified HIV Counselor is the President of
HIV ReSources, Inc., Editor-In-Chief of the HIV ReSource Review and HIV
Nutrition Update, Nutrition Editor for Numedx
magazine, and co-author of HIV
Medications Food Interactions (And So Much More). Contact
Sharon.
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Ginger
is one of the many herbs used by people living with HIV/AIDS to treat nausea
related to pharmaceutical or chemotherapy treatments. Cultivated for millennia
in China and India, this moisture-loving plant reached the West at least
2,000 years ago. (1, 2) Its dingy-yellow or purple thimble-like flowers
grow close to the ground and bear fruit with small seeds. (1, 3, 4) Ginger
generally grows 5,000 feet below sea level in moist, shady, forests in
coastal British Columbia, China, India, the West Indies, tropical regions,
Hawaii and other parts of the U.S.
Ginger is a member
of the Birthwort family, Aristolochiaceae. The scientific name for ginger
is Asarum caudatum Lindley but it is also called Zingiber officinale Roscoe
or a variety of other names (Table 1 on page
two). (1, 3, 5-9) Ginger root the underground stem, also known as rhizome,
is prized for its tangy flavor and medicinal properties. Aromatic substances
are also in the ginger root but the leaves of wild ginger are aromatic
as well.
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Editor's
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September 11, 2001 continue to affect people from all nationalities. Due
to these events, our feature article on probiotics will be published in
the Nov/Dec HIV Nutrition Update. HIV ReSources offers condolences to those
directly affected by the hijacked airlines and anthrax tragedies. Working
together we can show the terrorists that we are strong and united against
terrorism. For comprehensive links to information on these international
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