Ginger in the Spotlight

Two articles in The New York Times recently featured ginger -- commonly used in Chinese kitchen therapy to soothe an stomach upset or to fight off the common cold. See "The Alternative Medicine Cabinet: Ginger" (http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/01/the-alternative-medicine-cabinet-ginger/ ) and "Ginger Found to Ease Nausea of Cancer Treatment" (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/health/15cancer.html).