* For poor circulation.
* Pain — Ginger and ginger oil can help reduce prostaglandins, which are the compounds associated with pain. * Helps ease muscle aches and pains.....especially those caused by colds and flu.
* to help treat arthritic and rheumatic pain.
* Heart ailments — Using ginger oil regularly can help reduce your risk of blood clots and arteriosclerosis, as well as help decrease the bad cholesterol levels in your blood. Adults who consume ginger daily may lower their risk of coronary heart disease by 13 percent, with the probability of illness decreasing when daily ginger intake increased.
* Hypertension — Adults who consume ginger daily have an 8 percent lower risk of developing hypertension (high blood pressure). A 2005 study found ginger may lower blood pressure through blockade of voltage-dependent calcium channels.