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**Title:** Who Should Avoid Eating Ginger and Its Health Benefits
**Groups to Avoid Ginger:**
1. **Pregnant women** (may stimulate premature contractions and labor)
2. **Underweight individuals** (may lead to poor muscle mass and further weight loss)
3. **Those taking certain medications** (e.g., for diabetes, hypertension, anticoagulants)
4. **People with blood disorders** (e.g., hemophilia, bleeding disorders)
**Health Benefits of Ginger (for others):**
* Removes mucus from lungs and cures bad cough (due to oleoresin and aromatic compounds)
* Fights fungal infections
* Eases menstrual pain
* Lowers cholesterol levels (reduces LDL, raises HDL)
**Additional Tip:** A "Wrapped Ginger" recipe is provided to help remove mucus from lungs and cure a bad cough.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text, excluding opinions, with each fact numbered and in short sentences:
1. **Ginger has active components**: Gingerol and shogaol, which have numerous health benefits.
2. **Centuries of use as a natural remedy**: Ginger has been used for centuries to treat various medical conditions.
3. **Ginger has powerful antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties**: Which provide several health benefits.
**Groups that should avoid ginger for medical reasons:**
4. **Blood disorders**: People with blood disorders (e.g., hemophilia) should avoid ginger due to increased bleeding risk.
5. **Interaction with certain medications**: Ginger can interfere with medications for diabetes, hypertension, anticoagulants, beta blockers, antacids, heart medication, and antihistamines.
6. **Underweight individuals**: Ginger can lead to poor muscle mass and further weight loss in underweight people.
7. **Pregnancy (especially before the last trimester)**: Ginger can stimulate premature contractions, labor, and disrupt dietary iron and fat-soluble vitamin intake.
**Additional health facts about ginger:**
8. **Ginger contains oleoresin**: Which has antitussive (cough-suppressing) abilities.
9. **Ginger contains aromatic compounds**: Like phenyl alkyl ketones, which help break down toxins.
10. **Effective against fungal infections**: Ginger was found effective against two types of yeast causing oral fungal infections (2016 study).
11. **Eases menstrual pain**: Ginger is as effective as ibuprofen and mefenamic acid in reducing menstrual pain.
12. **Lowers cholesterol levels**: Ginger reduces bad (LDL) cholesterol and raises beneficial (HDL) cholesterol (study by Babol University of Medical Sciences).