Accession Data:
Zingiber officinale Roscoe.
- Common Name: Common Ginger
- Family: Zingiberaceae Lindley
- Country of Origin: tropical se Asia
- Description: Leafy stems to 20 inches; leaves to 7 inches long, 3/4 inches wide; inflorescence on a separate stem, a dense spike, to 3 inches long, bracts green with translucent margin; flowers yellow-green, lip purple with cream blotches and base.
Cultivars are sterile but are widely cultivated in tropical and warm temperate lands for the rhizomes, from which ginger is made.
- Uses: Commonly used medicinally against nausea and inflammation.
Ginger used in many distinct traditions have been used to aid in digestion which may include bloating, pain, flatulence, vomiting.
By adding ginger to a paste made of honey and tea tree oil, it can help reduce skin inflammation, acne, rashes, and redness.
Honey and ginger diluted with a little bit of water can be taken internally to help relive respiratory aches, coughing, fever, and asthma. Although honey in some cases is a diuretic and can cause phlegm buildup. This action is necessary in clearing away pathogenic agents from the lungs and riding the body of it.
For women experiencing painful, irregular menstruation, ginger is traditionally take with a cup of boiled water4. For problems with impotency, taking ginger with honey can relieve premature ejaculation, involuntary seminal discharge, and excessive sperm ejaculation.
Modern studies have been conducted in terms of Ginger's antibacterial and antimicrobial properties.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: Plant Uses are for informational purposes only. EEB Greenhouses assume no responsibility for adverse effects from the use of any plants referred to on this site. Always seek advice from a professional before using any plant medicinally.
- Culture: Prefers a winter rest period with reduced water and light.
- USDA Zone: 8b-11
Accession Data:
- Accession # 199700004
- Source: Banana Tree
- Accession Date: 02-03-1997
- Bench: 0 - unassigned location
- Currently: culled
- Qty: 0 confirmed on 10-01-2019
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: commelinids
- Order: Zingiberales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Zingiberaceae
- SubFamily: Zingiberoideae
- Tribe: Zingibereae
- SubTribe:
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References (internal):
- Medicinal Plants
- Spice Plants
- Medicinal Plants - Ayurveda Medicine
- Edible Plants
- Root Vegetables - Rhizomes
- EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
- Medicinal Plants - Respiratory System
- Medicinal Plants - Reproductive System
- Medicinal Plants - Digestive System
- Medicinal Plants - Integumentary System
- Medicinal Plants - Circulatory System
- Medicinal Plants - Traditional African Medicine
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / Assam / East Himalaya / India /
References (external):
- Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1.Last accessed on Thursday, February 15, 2018.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Thursday, February 15, 2018.
- Vikram Chauhan, M.D Zingiber Officinale Last accessed on Thursday, February 15, 2018.
- Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) By Frank C. Müller, Baden-Baden [CC BY-SA 3.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed on Monday, July 09, 2018.
- Medicinal Plants Names Service at Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, 22 May, 2019.
data regenerated on Tue, 01 Oct 2019 08:45:35 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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