Zingiber OFFICINALE Rose.


Synonym : Amomum zingiber L.
Curcuma longifolia Wall.
Zingiber missionis Wall.
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