Chukku Powder / Sukku Podi / Dried Ginger Powder / சுக்கு பொடி

Botanical Name          : Zingiber Officinalis

Tamil Name                  : சுக்கு / Chukku, Inchi

English Name              : Dried Ginger Powder

Hindi Name                  : अदरक / Adrak

Malayalam Name       : ഇഞ്ചി / Inchi, Enchi

Telugu Name                : అల్లపు చెట్టు, అల్లము, శొంటి / Allam, Allamu, Allamu chettu, Shonti

Description

♦  Dry Ginger / Sukku  Zingiber officinale is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine.

♦  It is a herbaceous perennial which grows annual pseudostems (false stems made of the rolled bases of leaves) about one meter tall bearing narrow leaf blades.

♦  The inflorescences bear pale yellow with purple flowers and arise directly from the rhizome on separate shoots.

♦  This comes from fresh ginger that is dried before being used. It is a fine off-white powder that has a strong aroma and pungent flavour. 

♦  This is mostly easy to store and has a long shelf life of a year. Find out here what are the benefits of dry ginger powder.

Health Benefits of Chukku Podi

Indigestion (Digestion Problems):

♦  Dry Ginger / Sukku Powder is supporting everything regarding digestive health. Functional dyspepsia is the clinical term used to describe upper abdominal discomfort like acid reflux that is thought to be related to slowing of the digestive system.

♦  Dry Ginger Powder (Sukku Powder)has been shown to be help these issues.Ginger helps increase the body’s ability to empty food from the stomach more quickly known as gastric emptying.

Cure Cough and Cold: 

♦  Dry Ginger / Sukku Powder has a very long history of use in various forms of traditional/alternative medicine. It has been used to help digestion, reduce nausea and help fight the flu and common Cough and cold, to name a few.

Lowers Blood Pressure

♦  Dry Ginger/ Sukku Powder has been shown to improve blood pressure (in conjunction with medication) by acting as a vasodilator it expands your blood vessels.

♦  This is helpful for increasing circulation in the body, which reduces the overall blood pressure throughout the body. Ginger also contains potassium, a mineral that research has found can help lower blood pressure.

Relieving Nausea

♦  Nausea is a term that describes the feeling that you might vomit. Dry Ginger / Sukku Powder has also been found to reduce the amount of nausea you might otherwise experience when feeling seasick. After surgeries, it’s common for some people to experience nausea and vomiting.

♦  The good news is that researchers have found ginger to be an “effective means for reducing postoperative nausea and vomiting.” Not only does ginger provide relief from post-surgery nausea, it can also help cancer patients.

Cure Respiratory Disorder

♦  Dry Ginger / Sukku Powder reducing fever in patients suffering from influenza. It is known to act as an expectorant in relieving asthma, cough and tuberculosis.

Relieve Impotency

♦  Dry Ginger / Sukku Powder is known to be an effective aphrodisiac.  It relieve impotency, premature ejaculation, involuntary seminal discharge and also spermatorrhoea.

Reduce Muscle Pain and Soreness

♦  Dry Ginger / Sukku Powder has been shown to be effective against exercise-induced muscle pain.

♦  Ginger does not have an immediate impact, but may be effective at reducing the day-to-day progression of muscle pain.Ginger does not have an immediate impact, but may be effective at reducing the day-to-day progression of muscle pain.These effects are believed to be mediated by the anti-inflammatory properties.

Reduce Menstrual Pain

♦  Dry Ginger / Sukku Powder may help reduce dysmenorrhea ( the medical term for pain before or during menstruation).

♦  Dry Ginger (Sukku) Powder may help control heavy menstrual bleeding.

♦  A piece of Dry Ginger (Sukku) Powder with a cup of boiled water must be used to relieve menstrual problems.

Side Effects

♦  There are no side effects in using this product. Take medical advice for its use during pregnancy.

Harvesting & Manufacturing Methodology

♦  All our herbs are Organically Harvested , dried, and pulverized with no chemical interactions that will assure the ensuring 100% natural herbal  powders and related products.