You can’t detox with ginger ale but there are many health benefits to using ginger root for cleansing your body.  When you were a child, your mother probably gave you ginger ale to soothe an upset stomach.  It made you feel better but you probably didn’t know why.

Ginger root has been used for generations to treat motion sickness, nausea, irritable bowels, chills, colds and flu symptoms, flatulence, indigestion, and stomach cramps.  Because ginger is a very powerful anti-inflammatory herb, it has a wide variety of applications.  Not only has it been used for intestinal discomfort, ginger has been used for other ailments such as bronchitis, headaches, fever, toothaches, coughs, menstrual cramps, arthritis, tendonitis and lowering cholesterol and blood pressure.

A few studies done on animals with diabetes suggest that using ginger may lower blood sugar levels, although this has not been proven on humans.  Because ginger root has shown such promise in regard to improving circulation, it is recommended by many herbalists to improve the complexion.

As a component of a detox drink, ginger root can be quite helpful because it contains a resin called ginger oil which stimulates circulation and cleanses the lymph nodes while providing constipation relief so that the toxins can be expelled from your system more rapidly.  Ginger root may have some minor side effects such as heartburn, nausea and bloating.  Ginger root is used around the world as a home remedy and is usually mixed with some type of liquid or eggs to cure a wide variety of ailments.