Steinmetz:Zingiber

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Zingiber officinale

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Zingiberaceae
English Names
  • Ginger
Natural Habitat
  • Jamaica (supplying the official drug)
  • Africa (Sierra Leone and Nigeria)
  • West Indies
  • India
  • China
  • Cochin
  • Cochin China;
Part(s) Used
  • Rhizoma Zingiberis
  • Oleum Zingiberis
Constituent(s)
  • volatile oil
  • citral
  • borneol
  • camphene
  • phellandrene zingiberene
  • fat
  • gingerol (gingerin)
  • zingerone
  • resin
  • mucilage
  • srarch
  • sugar
Action
  • root: stomachic
  • carminative
  • digestive
  • expectorant
  • aromatic
  • stimulant
  • appetising
  • astringent; oil: aromatic

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