Origin: China, but also found through out South East Asia and India

Plant part: root

Properties and indications: Flatulence, aphrodisiac, chills, cold, fever

Uses: Treating intestinal flu and nausea. Clinically proved as prophylactic of nausea and vomiting associated with motion, sickness, sea sickness and pregnancy. Known for its gastrointestinal benefits and as an anti inflammatory and carminative.

Facts: What we call ginger is actually the underground stem of a reed like plant, officially called Zingiber officinalis. It belongs to a family of plants that produce an enormous amount of highly scented oils in their life processes. Ginger spreads underground by the same means as crab grass, shooting runners off the central plant in every direction. These runners, which are, in fact, growth tips, are the part we use medicinally. They are collected when they are dormant, before their buds shoot to the surface of the soil and become new reeds.

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