Latin name: |
Zingiber officinalis |
English name: |
Ginger |
Sanskrit/Indian name: |
SONTH, ADRAK |
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It is a perennial herbaceous plant having yellow rhizome with aromatic odour, cultivated in India. Chemical composition: The main constituents are alpha and beta zingiberene and zingiberool. Essential oil contains gingerol, shogalol, strongly fragrant. Properties: Has Fragrant, carminative, stomachic, expectorant, sialogogue, antirheumatic, antihemorrhoidal, decongestant, analgesic, antipyretic, antiurticarial, antihistaminic and antiemetic properties. Recommendations: For Histamine, lung disorders used as decongestant, digestive, sialogogue, stomachic, analgesic, antihaemorrhoidal and antipyretic. |
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