Ginger health benefits and medicinal properties.

Ginger or Zingiber officinale(scientific name) is a well known age old medicinal root herb that has been used by Indian and Chinese citizens to prevent diseases and increase immunity. It has originated from the Himalayan suburbs in Southeast Asia. The plant is not of so much height and posses leafy character with green shoots. It also features small yellowish flowers which has the odour like the roots itself. The roots are what we eat as the ginger, and it grows downward horizontally having fibrous root fibers. The smell  is due to the organic oil compounds in it.

Ginger has health benefits and believed to have anti-inflammatory, anti-flatuent, anti-bacterial and anti-microbial properties. It contains different organic compounds and essential oils which are very good for human health. The essential oils include zingerone, gingerol, farnesene, shogaol and tinyamounts of β-phelladrene, citral and cineol.
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