Ginger ( Zingiber officinale Rosc )

Ginger (Zingiber officinale ROSCs)Physical CharacteristicsGinger is an erect herbaceous plants. Mature plants can be annual. Height can reach 0.4 to 1 m. The trunk is composed of pseudo-stem leaf blade. Ginger-shaped leaves of plants with a flat aft end melancip. The flowers consist of a collection of small cone-shaped flowers. Color yellowish white petals, roots shaped rhizome, fragrant, and spicy.Place to growPlants originating from south asia is like a slightly moist soil, but gets enough sunlight.MultiplicationThese plants can be propagated by rhizome or partial separation of chicks from the mass. How to multiply with the ginger rhizome is a rhizome cutting. Each piece of rhizome has at least two buds.Content of chemical substancesGinger rhizome contains essential oils. Such oils consist of nononylaldehide, d-camphene, db-phellandrene, methylheptenone, cineol, d-borneol, geraniol, lonalool, acetates, caprylate, citral, chavicol, gengerol, shogaol, and zingiberene. In addition ginger rhizome also contains starch and fiber resin.Efficacy for the treatment ofRheumatismPrepare 1 or 2 pieces of ginger rhizome. Heat the rhizome above the fire or hot coals, then mashed. Paste the collision of ginger on the body of arthritic pain.Abrasions, exposed to sharp objects, exposed spines, falls, and snake bitesMashed red ginger rhizome. Add the result of collision with a little salt. Put these ingredients on the injured body part.EczemaGrate radishes, then mixed with ginger ale. Water can be obtained by ginger rhizome ginger grated, and squeezed. Spread mixture into the skin of eczema. Usually within two weeks, the disease has been reduced.Facial nerve painIngredients consisting of a mixture of potatoes, flour, and ginger. The trick is shredded potatoes, then add flour and ground ginger, After that, the mixture was added a little warm water. Herbs placed on the face of the sick. Treatment carried out until the disease cured.Other efficacyGinger is used as a seasoning is also capable of efficacious to increase appetite, strengthening the stomach, and improves digestion. This is possible because inflameted the mucous membrane entrails oils secreted by the ginger rhizome.