Ginger Plant

 When I make tea this spice is used to make it extra special! I also use ginger in rasam and other asian dishes.

Ginger is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. It is a herbaceous perennial which grows annual pseudostems about one meter tall bearing narrow leaf blades. 







Scientific name: Zingiber officinale
Higher classification: Ginger
Rank: Species


1. Contains gingerol, which has powerful medicinal properties

3. May help with weight loss

4. Can help with osteoarthritis

8. May help lower cholesterol levels

9. Contains a substance that may help prevent cancer

11. Can help fight infections

ginger grows as a perineal plant that grows in tropical and subtropical regions. 








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