Ginger

Ginger

Product Name

Zingiber officinale

Latin Name

Egypt

Origin   

Seeds – dried- powdered

Product Forms

Winter

Season Crop

Brown-yellow

Color  

Ginger is quite pungent and spicy with a very slight woody flavor that lends a certain mildness to its overall flavor profile.

Flavor / Aroma

Ginger are aromatic herb with an underground rhizome and an erect stem, up to 75 cm. in height, Leaves of ginger are simple, alternate, linear-lanceolate, sheathing at the base, sessile, acuminate at apex, glabrous, up to 15 cm. long. Inflorescence a spike on a distinct scape; flowers densely arranged, bisexual, irregular, each subtended by a persistent scarious bract.

General Description

Ginger Contains gingerol, which has powerful medicinal properties. Can treat many forms of nausea, especially morning sickness. May help with weight loss. Can help with osteoarthritis. May drastically lower blood sugars and improve heart disease risk factors.  Can help treat chronic indigestion. May significantly reduce menstrual pain. May help lower cholesterol levels. Contains a substance that may help prevent cancer. May improve brain function and protect against Alzheimer’s disease. Can help fight infections.

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