Sunti: [Ginger]

Latin name : zingiber officinale

Family : Zzingiberaceae

Adraka-fresh ginger

Sunthi- dry ginger

Rhizome of ginger is used as spice, it is very juicy and fleshy due to its warm potency It is common ingredient of the food articles eated in winter season or cold environment like ginger tea. Fresh juice of ginger mixed with honey indicated generally in productive cough.

Medicinal action:

Appetizer, expectorant, stimulant, aromatic, digestive, carminative, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, blood thinner, lower cholesterol, sedative, antipyretic, antibacterial, effect on peistalsis movements, tonic.

Indication:

Indigestion, flatulence, pain abdomen haemorrhides, testlessness, cough, hicupp, asthma, cold, fever, motion sickness, nausea, heat cramps, heart disease, inflammation, obesity, prevent scurvy, rheumatoid, arthritis.