Black Ginger Tea - กระชายดำ - Krachai Dum
Facts and Benefits
- Thai Black Ginger has traditionally been used in Thailand for thousands of years as an excellent energy enhancer with powerful tonic effects.
- The compounds contained in Thai black ginger tea exhibit excellent antioxidant effects as well as antimicrobial, anti-diabetic, anti-obesity and anti-inflammatory benefits.
- A traditional remedy in Thailand for thousands of years, Thai black ginger tea is used to boost testosterone in men and to treat digestive troubles, allergies and asthma.
- Researchers found that Thai black ginger tea can help to improvements in blood circulation, vasculature and short-term blood pressure.
- Thai Black ginger belongs to the Zingiberaceae Kaempferia genus, the same family as ginger.
- Thai Black Ginger as the name suggests, is native to Thailand and typically grows in other tropical parts of Asia.
- In Japan, it is often referred to as ‘black turmeric’ while in Thailand it is referred to it as ‘krachai dam’.