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| Latin Name |
English Name |
Sanskrit Names |
Hindi Names |
Zingiber officinale
Rosc. (Zingiberaceae) |
Ginger |
Sunthi, Srungavera,
Ardraka, Vishvabheshaja, Nagara |
Adrak, Sonth |
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| History |
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Ginger was known in China as early as
400 B.C. The Greeks and the Romans thought it was of Arabian
origin because it was sent from India through the Red Sea. They
used it as a spice. It was introduced into Jamaica and other
islands of the West Indies by the Spaniards and ginger was exported
from the West Indies to Spain in considerable quantities around
the year 1547 A.D.
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| Habitat |
It is rhizomatous and perennial herb. The rhizomes are aromatic,
thick-lobed, pale yellowish, differing in shape and size in the different cultivated types.
The herb develops several lateral shoots in clumps, which begin to dry when the plant
matures. The leaves are narrow, distichous, linear- lanceolate, dark green; the flowers,
in spikes, greenish yellow with a small dark purple or purplish black tip.
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| Morphology
Description (Habit) |
Z.officinale
is a herbaceous, rhizomatous perennial. The rhizomes are aromatic,
thick-lobed, pale yellowish, differing in shape and size in the different
cultivated types. The herb develops several lateral shoots in clumps
which begin to dry when the plant matures. The leaves are narrow,
distichous, linear- lanceolate, dark green; the flowers, in spikes,
greenish yellow with a small dark purple or purplish black tip.
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| Principal
Constituents |
Zingiberene (a-
and b-zingiberene), zingiberol.
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| Indications |
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Ginger is valued in medicine as
a carminative and stimulant to the gastro-intestinal tract. It is
much in vogue as a household remedy for flatulence and colic. Ginger
is reported to contain an anti-histaminic factor. It is included among
anti-depressants and it forms an ingredient of some anti-narcotic
preparations.
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| Product
Range |
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Abana (HeartCare),
Gasex (GastriCare), Herbolax (LaxaCare), Himcospaz (SpasmoCare), Lukol,
Mentat (MindCare), Mentat syrup, Rumalaya gel, FootCare Cream, Pain Massage Oil, Shahicool, Throat drops, Anxocare, Appetonic forte Vet,
Appetonic Vet, Himpyrin, Himpyrin Vet, Sunthi.
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