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| Zingiber officinale (Image from Wikimedia commons) |
Geographical source: Zingiber officinale is cultivated in all tropical countries.
Plant morphology:
Zingiber officinale is a herbaceous perennial plant. The rhizome of Zingiber officinale is called as ginger. It's inflorescence bear pale yellow with purple flowers.
Ginger contains volatile oil, protein, starch, sugars (sucrose, raffinose and glucose), gingediols, shogaols, etc. The pungency of Ginger is due to Gingerol which is the major constituents of fresh ginger. The volatile oil contain camphene, cumene, myrcene, β -phellandrene, citral, borneol, linalool, zingiberene, etc.
Uses:
- Ginger (rhizome) is widely used as a spice, flavouring agent, aromatic stimulant and carminative.
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