Botanical name:-Zingiber officinale
Family name:-ZINGIBERACEAE

English name:-Ginger
Tamil name:-Injzi, chukku

Sanskirt name :-Ardraka


Distribution:-Sri Lanka ,southern China, Asia, West Africa, Caribbean, India
Edibal parts:-Rhizoma

Status:-Under cultivation
Ayurvedic usage:-Dyspepsia, Flatulence, Vomiting, Abdominal pains, Colds, Fever, Diarrhoea, Dropsy, Coughs, Asthma, Swelling, Anorexia, Hiccups, Heart diseases, Rheumatism, Skin diseases, Anaemia, Dysurea, Hypothermia

Parts used to make medicine:-Rhizoma

propagation:-Rhizoma,seeds