Re: [Paddlewise] Ginger

Dave Kruger wrote:
> The candied stuff can be found in most natural foods stores, including 
> the bulk sections of enlightened supermarkets, etc.  Powdered ginger 
> will have lost a lot of its punch from evaporation/oxidation.  I've 
> never tried ginger as an anti-nausea treatment.  Certainly works to calm 
> my tummy, though.  Some folks can not tolerate it at all.
> 
> Scope patches work well for me, but they do make me a bit weird.  My son 
> worked as a charterboat deckhand out of Depoe Bay, OR one season and was 
> on the stuff for almost 2 months straight.  Not recommended.  Scope (aka 
> scopolamine) is strictly a prescription item: 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopolamine
> 
> Dramamine works for some, but has some of the same side effects of 
> scope. Being OTC, it is an easier find.  Takes a while to work, so you 
> need to dose up the night before.  Ditto for a scope patch.
> 
> Dramamine (aka dimenhydrinate):  
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimenhydrinate
> 

Coincident with this thread, I was piqued by a recent commercial on 
Canadian TV recently which showed a Gravol box with the words "Ginger" 
displayed prominently. Although I generally mute commercials, I did 
catch the ending of this one, and I think I heard them extolling the 
"non-drowsy" effects of the ginger, compared to the 'old' gravol that 
was often used by parents of motion sickness disposed children as as 
much of a sleep aid as anything.

-- 
   Darryl
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