Dried Split Ginger

Ginger is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or simply ginger, is widely used as a spice or a folk medicine. It is a herbaceous perennial which grows annual stems about a meter tall bearing narrow green leaves and yellow flowers. Ginger has a long history of use for relieving digestive problems such as nausea, loss of appetite, motion sickness and pain. The rootor underground stem (rhizome) of the gingerplant can be consumed fresh, powdered, dried as a spice, in oil form or as juice Gingerol is the main bioactive compound in ginger, responsible for much of its medicinal properties. It has powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects (1). Bottom Line: Ginger is a popular spice. It is high in gingerol, a substance with powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties