GINGER
zingiber officinale



Garden Ginger

DECRIPTION AND HABITAT

PERENNIAL

Native to tropical Asia
Cultivated in other tropical areas especially Jamaica.

Aromatic, knotty rootstock is thick,
fibrous, whitish or buff colored.
Produces simple leafy stem covered with leaf sheaths
of the lanceolate-oblong to linear leaves.
Plant reaches height of 3-4' leaves growing 6-112" long,
Sterile flowers are white
with purple streaks and grow in spikes.


SOME ACTIONS
adjuvant
appetizer
carminative
condiment
diaphoretic
pungent
sialagogue
stimulant

SOME CONDITIONS
colitis
nausea
gas
indigestion
hot flashes
menstrual cramps


ACTIONS
CONDITIONS
CULINARY
DESCRIPTION
ESSENTIAL OIL
MAGICK
MAGICAL PROPERTIES