Aplenty Sonth | Sounth | Sunthi | Zingiber Officinale | Dry Ginger | Suntha | Shunti

Sonth is dry ginger powder extracted from ginger root, it is a slightly brownish and off-white powder that has a strong aroma and a pungent flavour. It is widely used in the kitchen to add flavour and aroma to various dishes.

Benefits of Sonth / Dried Ginger –

• Ginger and it’s powdered form – soonth or saunth in your daily diet will soothe your aches, pains and all troubles.
• Prepare a mixture of jaggery, ghee and sonth which will help you satisfy your cravings while being useful for people who take thyroid pills.
• Add a little sonth to a glass of milk with kesar, fresh dry fruit powder, turmeric powder and some nutmeg. It will help you sleep better and also helps with strengthening your bones and joints.
• Massage the soles of your feet with sonth and ghee mixture before you sleep. It helps with digestion troubles and ensures a good sleep.
• The most common problem of headaches can be cured by applying the powder paste on the forehead. This therapy is used to cure headaches. You can also apply the paste on your throat to relieve throat pain.
• Ginger is one of the common ingredients found in your kitchen which helps treat the symptoms of common cold.
• Consume raw ginger or powdered ginger tea several times a day to get relief from cold.