Huddling under a lush tropical flower, knobby Ginger Root is the ugly duckling of herbs. But as the centerpiece of a grandma’s famous gingerbread, or the prickling kick in ginger beer, Ginger Root shines. And as with many natural herbs, Ginger also has been shown to have remarkable non-culinary qualities. Clinical research in the US supports information that ginger safely and effectively reduces the severity of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, and Ginger is approved in both the German Pharmacopoeia and the British Herbal Compendium for anti-nausea. Pickled, candied, and, of course, brewed in tea, Ginger Root can be found worldwide in traditional folk preparations for “stomach settling.”