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to prevent griping. The syrup is a valuable flavoring 

 agent. 



Ginger-flavored carbonated water, ginger ale, is 

 much used to carry disagreeable medicines and in 

 which to administer raw eggs in the forced-diet 

 treatment of tuberculosis. Preserved or crystallized 

 ginger is a good carminative and removes the nausea 

 and disagreeable taste following the ingestion of 

 ill-flavored drugs. 



