DIGITAL GARDEN

Zingiber officinale Roscoe.

Common Name: Ginger

Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Zingiber
Species: officinale
Malayalam Name: Inchi
Tamil Name: Inchi
Description
It is a rhizomatous herb. The plant has an aromatic odor and a pungent taste.
Rhizome: The underground stem of the ginger plant is thick, branched, and has a brown outer layer and yellow center. The rhizome is used as a spice.
Pseudostems: The ginger plant grows annual pseudostems, or false stems, from the rhizome. These stems are made of tightly wrapped leaf bases.
Leaves: The ginger plant has narrow, bright green leaves that are 15–20 cm long. The leaves grow in an alternate pattern.
Flowers: The ginger plant produces pale yellow flowers with purplish edges that grow in cone-shaped spikes. The flowers are arranged on separate, shorter stems.
Size: The ginger plant can grow up to 1 meter tall.
USES : Ginger, has many uses, including as a spice in food and as a natural medicine.
Food: Ginger is a common spice used in cooking around the world.
Medicine: Ginger has been used for centuries to treat a variety of conditions, including:
Pain: Ginger is used to reduce pain from rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, stomach and chest pain, and toothaches. It can also help with muscle pain caused by exercise.
Inflammation: Ginger has anti-inflammatory properties.
Antimicrobial: Ginger has antimicrobial properties, and extracts from ginger roots have antibacterial activity against certain bacteria.
Antioxidant: Ginger has high levels of antioxidants, which help neutralize oxidative stress.
Antifungal: Ginger has antifungal properties, and the protein in ginger rhizome can inhibit some fungi.
Other conditions: Ginger has been used to treat diabetes, catarrh, asthma, rheumatism, stroke, gingivitis, constipation, and nervous system diseases.