Zingiber officianale – Ginger Introduction Ginger is a tuber that is consumed whole as a delicacy, medicine, or herb. It is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale. It lends its name to its genus and family (Zingiberaceae). Other notable members of this plant family are turmeric, cardamom, and galangal. Ginger cultivation began in South Asia and has since then spread to East Africa and the Caribbean. It is sometimes called root ginger to distinguish it from other things that share the name ginger. Zingiber officinale (Zingiberaceae) and Pentadiplan-dra brazzeana (Pentadiplandraceae) are highly reputed in African folk medical practices for many purposes. Z. officinale is used for the treatment of flatulence, colic, diarrhoea, spasm, cold and influenza. Zingiber officinale is use
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