Dried Ginger

Ginger

Botanical name: Zingiber officinale

Ginger or ginger root is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale. It lends its name to its genus and family Zingiberaceae. Ginger produces a hot, fragrant kitchen spice.

Benefits and uses:

As condiment, ginger is used for flavoring food products like sauce or ketchup, salad dressings, meat sausages, gravies, pickles etc.

It is used in industries like food processing, pharmaceutical, soft drinks, meat canning, confectionary, tobacco processing, soap making etc.

It is a vastly recommendable plant for its therapeutic purposes, as well as the alimentary. It is used in many medicines as it helps digestion and absorption of food and has antiseptic properties.