Wild Ginger Root, Prep & Dose

Preparation

Best prepared by an overnight cold infusion with a brief warming up before use. The short decoction, which involves some loss of volatile oils, is still viable. The tincture is an excellent and versatile preparation. The dried powder is used for nasal insufflation (blowing into the nose) for nasal polyps, deafness and possibly tinnitus.

Dose:

Cold infusion and short decoction - 2-5 grams

Tincture 0.75 - 2 ml

In larger doses Wild Ginger is a good emetic remedy for strong constitutions.

Edibility: since they taste and smell somewhat like ginger, the roots have been used as a substitute for ginger. For this, short pieces of root that have been boiled until tender are boiled again in concentrated syrup. They may also be dried for storage.

The leaves are reported to provoke a contact dermatitis in some people.