Zingiber OFFICINALE Rose.
| Synonym : | Amomum zingiber L. Curcuma longifolia Wall. Zingiber missionis Wall. |
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| Bangla Name : | Ada, Shuth, Adrak (Chittagong). ,Paimui (Chakma), Sapsa (Murong). |
| English Name : | Ginger. |
| Family : | Zingiberaceae |
| Disease : | Dyspepsia, coughs, bronchitis, asthma, rheumatism, lumbago, fever associated with cold and malaise, constipation, dysentery, vomiting, headache, earache, sprain joints, in sore throats and voice loss. |
| Description : | A rhizomatous herb, with about a metre high leafy stem. Rhizome aromatic, yellow inside with pungent taste. Leaves narrow, distichous, sessile, linear-lanceolate, long acuminate, ligule 2-4 mm long, membranous, shallowly bilobed. Inflorescence radical, peduncle 10-20 cm long, spike 4.5-7 cm long, ovoid. Corolla tube 2.2-2.5 cm long, lobes creamy yellow. Labellum obovate, purplish black, with creamy yellow blotches. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated all over the country. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Rhizome contains acrid oleoresin, essential oil, starch, protein, lipids and sugars. Resin contains a pungent principle, gingerol, shogaols, gingeodiols and gingediacetates. Rhizome yields about 1-3% essential oil, that contains 25 different monoterpene a |
| Uses : | Rhizome is carminative, digestive, stimulant, stomachic, appetiser, expectorant, laxative, aphrodisiac, sialagogue, and rubefacient. Infusion of the rhizome is used in dyspepsia, coughs, bronchitis, asthma, rheumatism, lumbago, fever associated with cold |
| Habit : | Herb |