Spice Ginger
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Scientific name
Zingiber officinale Roscoe
English Name
Spice Ginger
Malayalam name
ഇഞ്ചി
Common name
ചുക്ക്
Description
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Widely cultivated
- Leaves : elliptic-oblong, acuminate; spike obovoid
- Flowers : few, greenish yellow.
- Rhizome : brown, with a corky outer layer and pale-yellow scented center.
How to use
- Dropsy : Expressed juice of the rhizome is used as a strong diuretic in cases of general dropsy.
- Appetite : A piece of ginger chewed with rock salt before lunch increases appetite.
- Indigestion : A small piece of rhizome when chewed with little salt gives relief from pain due to indigestion and flatulence.
Uses
Carminative, digestive, stimulant, stomachic, appetizer, expectorant,
Parts used
Rhizomes
Conservation
Propagation & Cultivation
Ginger is vegetatively propagated from small sections of the rhizome, called sets. Sets are produced by cutting a small 3–6 cm from a living rhizome. Each piece should possess at least one living bud which will produce shoots. The ginger sets can be pre-sprouted in pots or nursery seed beds by covering with a layer of soil or they can be planted directly at the final planting location. The bed should be prepared for planting by digging to soil to a fine tilth and removing any weeds that are present.
